Unusual Kondo physics in a Co impurity atom embedded in noble-metal chains

• Main Authors: Di Napoli, S, Barral, M. A, Roura-Bas, P, Aligia, A. A, Mokrousov, Y, Llois, A. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 26-04-2013
• Subjects: Physics - Materials Science; Physics - Strongly Correlated Electrons
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1304.7179

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS 49, 4683 (2013) We analyze the conduction bands of the one dimensional noble-metal chains
that contain a Co magnetic impurity by means of ab initio calculations. We
compare the results obtained for Cu and Ag pure chains, as well as O doped Cu,
Ag and Au chains with those previously found for Au pure chains. We find
similar results in the case of Cu and Au hosts, whereas for Ag chains a
different behavior is obtained. Differences and similarities among the
different systems are analyzed by comparing the electronic structure of the
three noble-metal hosts. The d-orbitals of Cu chains at the Fermi level have
the same symmetry as in the case of Au chains. These orbitals hybridize with
the corresponding ones of the Co impurity, giving rise to the possibility of
exhibiting a two-channel Kondo physics.