Anomalous Yu-Shiba-Rusinov spectrum and superconductivity induced magnetic interactions in materials with a topological band inversion

Abstract

We study the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states in materials with bulk band inversion such as iron-based topological superconductors or doped topological insulators. We show that the structure of the YSR state spectrum depends on the doping level relative to the chemical potential at which the band inversion occurs. Moreover, we demonstrate that the transition from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic coupling and vice versa, which is caused by the coupling of magnetic impurities through the overlap of YSR states, is highly dependent on the doping level. Additionally, topological edge states may have a substantial impact on the YSR states, leading to a decrease in YSR state energies and the creation of new states when the magnetic impurity approaches the boundary.

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