Multiple magnetic impurities on surfaces: Scattering and quasiparticle interference
arXiv:1504.05421 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.235127
Abstract
We study systems of multiple interacting quantum impurities deposited on a metallic surface in a 3D host. For the real-space two-impurity problem, using numerical renormalization group calculations, a rich range of behavior is shown to arise due to the interplay between Kondo physics and effective RKKY interactions - provided the impurity separation is small. Such calculations allow identification of the minimum impurity separation required for a description in terms of independent impurities, and thereby the onset of the 'dilute impurity limit' in many-impurity systems. A 'dilute cluster' limit is also identified in systems with higher impurity density, where inter-impurity interactions are only important within independent clusters. We calculate the quasiparticle interference (QPI) due to two and many impurities, and explore the consequences of the independent impurity/cluster paradigms. Our results provide a framework to investigate the effects of disorder due to interacting impurities at experimentally relevant surface coverages.
13 pages, 7 figures
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