Imaging the Fano lattice in the heavy fermion material URu$_{2}$Si$_{2}$ by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

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Abstract

We present scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements of the heavy fermion material URu$_{2}$Si$_{2}$. Two dimensional differential conductance maps of mechanically cleaved surfaces reveal a narrow Fano lineshape about the Fermi level that is pervasive across the field of view. Such a lineshape is expected whenever a discrete energy level is coupled to a continuum of levels. By fitting the spectra to a Fano function, we produce maps showing the variation of the Fano parameters across the surface.

Authors

  • Andrew Schmidt

    • Cornell University
  • Mohammad Hamidian

    • Cornell University
  • Peter Wahl

    • Max Planck Institut
  • Focko Meier

    • Cornell University
  • Graeme Luke

    • McMaster University
  • J. C. Davis

    • Cornell Univ.
    • Cornell University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Cornell University
    • LASSP, Cornell Univ.
    • Cornell University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of St Andrews