One dimensional edge localized YSR states in CrCl3 on NbSe2

Abstract Magnet/superconductor hybrid systems have been put forward as a platform for realizing topological superconductivity. We investigated the heterostructure of ferromagnetic monolayer CrCl3 and superconducting NbSe2. Using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, we observe topologically...

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Main Authors: Jan P. Cuperus, Arnold H. Kole, Andrés R. Botello-Méndez, Zeila Zanolli, Daniel Vanmaekelbergh, Ingmar Swart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:npj Quantum Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-025-00759-2
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Summary:Abstract Magnet/superconductor hybrid systems have been put forward as a platform for realizing topological superconductivity. We investigated the heterostructure of ferromagnetic monolayer CrCl3 and superconducting NbSe2. Using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, we observe topologically trivial Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states localized at the edge of CrCl3 islands. DFT simulations reveal that the Cr atoms at the edge have an enhanced d-orbital DOS close to E F . This leads to an exchange coupling between these atoms and the substrate that rationalizes the edge-localization of the YSR states.
ISSN:2397-4648