Changing the Interaction of a Single-Molecule Magnetic Moment with a Superconductor.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The exchange interaction of a brominated Co-porphyrin molecule with the Cooper pair condensate of Pb(111) is modified by reducing the Co-surface separation. The stepwise dehalogenation and dephenylation change the Co adsorption height by a few picometers. Only the residual Co-porphine core exhibits a Yu-Shiba-Rusinov bound state with low binding energy in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer energy gap. Accompanying density functional calculations reveal that the Co <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><msub><mrow><mi>d</mi></mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>z</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></msub></math> orbital carries the molecular magnetic moment and is responsible for the intragap state. The calculated spatial evolution of the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov wave function is compatible with the experimentally observed oscillatory attenuation of the electron-hole asymmetry with increasing lateral distance from the magnetic porphine center.