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Due to the Kondo effect, a single magnetic ion in a metallic host can produce a narrow resonance at the Fermi level in the spectral density of the ion’s d- (or f-) orbital as well as in the local conduction electron density of states (c-LDOS) [1]. However, only recently sufficient spatial and energy resolution could be achieved by scanning tunneling microscope (STM) spectroscopy to directly measure the LDOS correction induced by a single magnetic ion adsorbed on a metal surface [2, 3, 4] (see Fig. 1, inset). The electronic density of states, as measured by the dI/dV characteristics of the STM, shows a narrow resonance at the Fermi level whose asymmetric line shape resembles that of a Fano resonance [5] and changes with the distance R from the ad-atom.
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Újsághy, O., Kroha, J., Szunyogh, L., Zawadowski, A. (2001). Theory of Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Kondo Ions on Metal Surfaces. In: Chandrasekhar, V., Van Haesendonck, C., Zawadowski, A. (eds) Kondo Effect and Dephasing in Low-Dimensional Metallic Systems. NATO Science Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0427-5_34
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