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Long range and highly tunable interaction between local spins coupled to a superconducting condensate

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Küster,  Felix
Nano-Systems from Ions, Spins and Electrons, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Parkin,  Stuart S. P.       
Nano-Systems from Ions, Spins and Electrons, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Sessi,  Paolo
Nano-Systems from Ions, Spins and Electrons, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Küster, F., Brinker, S., Lounis, S., Parkin, S. S. P., & Sessi, P. (2021). Long range and highly tunable interaction between local spins coupled to a superconducting condensate. Nature Communications, 12: 6722. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26802-x.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000A-0308-A
Abstract
Interfacing magnetism with superconducting condensates is rapidly emerging as a viable route for the development of innovative quantum technologies. In this context, the development of rational design strategies to controllably tune the interaction between magnetic moments is crucial. Here we address this problem demonstrating the possibility of tuning the interaction between local spins coupled through a superconducting condensate with atomic scale precision. By using Cr atoms coupled to superconducting Nb, we use atomic manipulation techniques to precisely control the relative distance between local spins along distinct crystallographic directions while simultaneously sensing their coupling by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Our results reveal the existence of highly anisotropic interactions, lasting up to very long distances, demonstrating the possibility of crossing a quantum phase transition by acting on the direction and interatomic distance between spins. The high tunability provides novel opportunities for the realization of topological superconductivity and the rational design of magneto-superconducting interfaces.
The possibility of using superconductivity to control indirect interactions between magnetic moments remains largely unexplored. Here, the authors report tuning the interaction between local spins of Cr atoms coupled through a superconducting condensate in Nb.