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Quantum tunneling induced Kondo effect in single molecular magnets
We consider transport through a single-molecule magnet strongly coupled to
metallic electrodes. We demonstrate that for half-integer spin of the molecule
electron- and spin-tunneling \emph{cooperate} to produce both quantum tunneling
of the magnetic moment and a Kondo effect in the linear conductance. The Kondo
temperature depends sensitively on the ratio of the transverse and easy-axis
anisotropies in a non-monotonic way. The magnetic symmetry of the transverse
anisotropy imposes a selection rule on the total spin for the occurrence of the
Kondo effect which deviates from the usual even-odd alternation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Kondo-transport spectroscopy of single molecule magnets
We demonstrate that in a single molecule magnet (SMM) strongly coupled to
electrodes the Kondo effect involves all magnetic excitations. This Kondo
effect is induced by the quantum tunneling of the magnetic moment (QTM).
Importantly, the Kondo temperature can be much larger than the magnetic
splittings. We find a strong modulation of the Kondo effect as function of the
transverse anisotropy parameter or a longitudinal magnetic field. For both
integer and half-integer spin this can be used for an accurate transport
spectroscopy of the magnetic states in low magnetic fields on the order of the
easy-axis anisotropy parameter. We set up a relationship between the Kondo
effects for successive integer and half-integer spins.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Fingerprints of the Magnetic Polaron in Nonequilibrium Electron Transport through a Quantum Wire Coupled to a Ferromagnetic Spin Chain
We study nonequilibrium quantum transport through a mesoscopic wire coupled
via local exchange to a ferromagnetic spin chain. Using the Keldysh formalism
in the self-consistent Born approximation, we identify fingerprints of the
magnetic polaron state formed by hybridization of electronic and magnon states.
Because of its low decoherence rate, we find coherent transport signals. Both
elastic and inelastic peaks of the differential conductance are discussed as a
function of external magnetic fields, the polarization of the leads and the
electronic level spacing of the wire.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Interference and interaction effects in multi-level quantum dots
Using renormalization group techniques, we study spectral and transport
properties of a spinless interacting quantum dot consisting of two levels
coupled to metallic reservoirs. For strong Coulomb repulsion and an applied
Aharonov-Bohm phase , we find a large direct tunnel splitting
between the levels of
the order of the level broadening . As a consequence we discover a
many-body resonance in the spectral density that can be measured via the
absorption power. Furthermore, for , we show that the system can be
tuned into an effective Anderson model with spin-dependent tunneling.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures included, typos correcte
Multiplicity of rapidly oscillating Ap stars
Rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars have rarely been found in binary or
higher order multiple systems. This might have implications for their origin.
We intend to study the multiplicity of this type of chemically peculiar
stars, looking for visual companions in the range of angular separation between
0.05" and 8".
We carried out a survey of 28 roAp stars using diffraction-limited
near-infrared imaging with NAOS-CONICA at the VLT. Additionally, we observed
three non-oscillating magnetic Ap stars.
We detected a total of six companion candidates with low chance projection
probabilities. Four of these are new detections, the other two are
confirmations. An additional 39 companion candidates are very likely chance
projections. We also found one binary system among the non-oscillating magnetic
Ap stars. The detected companion candidates have apparent K magnitudes between
6.8 and 19.5 and angular separations ranging from 0.23" to 8.9", corresponding
to linear projected separations of 30-2400AU.
While our study confirms that roAp stars are indeed not very often members of
binary or multiple systems, we have found four new companion candidates that
are likely physical companions. A confirmation of their status will help
understanding the origin of the roAp stars.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in A&A. arXiv
admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1010.364
Measurements of magnetic fields over the pulsation cycle in six roAp stars with FORS1 at the VLT
With FORS1 at the VLT we have tried for the first time to measure the
magnetic field variation over the pulsation cycle in six roAp stars to begin
the study of how the magnetic field and pulsation interact. For the star
HD101065, which has one of the highest photometric pulsation amplitudes of any
roAp star, we found a signal at the known photometric pulsation frequency at
the 3 sigma level in one data set; however this could not be confirmed by later
observations. A preliminary simple calculation of the expected magnetic
variations over the pulsation cycle suggests that they are of the same order as
our current noise levels, leading us to expect that further observations with
increased S/N have a good chance of achieving an unequivocal detection.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&
Quantum Phase Transition in a Multi-Level Dot
We discuss electronic transport through a lateral quantum dot close to the
singlet-triplet degeneracy in the case of a single conduction channel per lead.
By applying the Numerical Renormalization Group, we obtain rigorous results for
the linear conductance and the density of states. A new quantum phase
transition of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type is found, with an exponentially
small energy scale close to the degeneracy point. Below , the
conductance is strongly suppressed, corresponding to a universal dip in the
density of states. This explains recent transport measurements.Comment: 4 pages, 5 eps figures, published versio
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