Wednesday, June 20, 2012

1112.2858 (D-J. Choi et al.)

Conductance-Driven Kondo Effect in a Single Cobalt Atom    [PDF]

D-J. Choi, M. V. Rastei, P. Simon, L. Limot
A low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope is employed to build a junction comprising a Co atom bridging a copper-coated tip and a Cu(100) surface. An Abrikosov-Suhl-Kondo resonance is evidenced in the differential conductance and its width is shown to vary exponentially with the ballistic conductance regardless of the tip structure. Using a theoretical description based on the Anderson model, we show that the Kondo effect and the conductance are related through the atomic relaxations affecting the environment of the Co atom.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2858

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