Superconducting gap renormalization around two magnetic impurities: From Shiba to Andreev bound states

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Contributors

  • Tobias Meng - , Institute of Theoretical Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology, University of Basel (Author)
  • Jelena Klinovaja - , University of Basel (Author)
  • Silas Hoffman - , University of Basel (Author)
  • Pascal Simon - , Universite Paris-Sud (Author)
  • Daniel Loss - , University of Basel (Author)

Abstract

We study the renormalization of the gap of an s-wave superconductor in the presence of two magnetic impurities. For weakly bound Shiba states, we analytically calculate the part of the gap renormalization that is sensitive to the relative orientation of the two impurity spins. For impurities with a strong exchange coupling to the conduction electrons, we solve the gap equation self-consistently by numerics and find that the subgap Shiba state turns into a supragap Andreev state when the local gap parameter changes sign under the impurities.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number064503
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume92
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 6 Aug 2015
Peer-reviewedYes