Observation of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov-like states at the edge of CrBr3/NbSe2 heterostructure

Yuanji Li, Ruotong Yin, Mingzhe Li, Jiashuo Gong, Ziyuan Chen, Jiakang Zhang, Ya-Jun Yan () and Dong-Lai Feng ()
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Yuanji Li: University of Science and Technology of China
Ruotong Yin: University of Science and Technology of China
Mingzhe Li: University of Science and Technology of China
Jiashuo Gong: University of Science and Technology of China
Ziyuan Chen: University of Science and Technology of China
Jiakang Zhang: University of Science and Technology of China
Ya-Jun Yan: University of Science and Technology of China
Dong-Lai Feng: University of Science and Technology of China

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The hybrid ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructures have attracted extensive attention as they potentially host topological superconductivity. Relevant experimental signatures have recently been reported in CrBr3/NbSe2 ferromagnet-superconductor heterostructure, but controversies remain. Here, we reinvestigate CrBr3/NbSe2 by an ultralow temperature scanning tunneling microscope with higher spatial and energy resolutions. We find that the single-layer CrBr3 film is insulating and acts likely as a vacuum barrier, the measured superconducting gap and vortex state on it are nearly the same as those of NbSe2 substrate. Meanwhile, in-gap features are observed at the edges of CrBr3 island, which display either a zero-energy conductance peak or a pair of particle-hole symmetric bound states. They are discretely distributed at the edges of CrBr3 film, and their appearance is found closely related to the atomic lattice reconstruction near the edges. By increasing tunneling transmissivity, the zero-energy conductance peak quickly splits, while the pair of nonzero in-gap bound states first approach each other, merge, and then split again. These behaviors are unexpected for Majorana edge modes, but in consistent with the conventional Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states. Our results provide critical information for further understanding the interfacial coupling in CrBr3/NbSe2 heterostructure.

Date: 2024
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