Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2007-07-27
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 186601 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
4 pages, 4 figures, published version, to appear in PRL
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.186601
We propose a physical realization of the two-channel Kondo (2CK) effect, where a dynamical defect in a metal has a unique ground state and twofold degenerate excited states. In a wide range of parameters the interactions with the electrons renormalize the excited double downward below the bare defect ground state, thus stabilizing the 2CK fixed point. In addition to the Kondo temperature T_K the three-state defect exhibits another low-energy scale, associated with ground-to-excited-state transitions, which can be exponentially smaller than T_K. Using the perturbative nonequilibrium renormalization group we demonstrate explicitly that this can provide the long-sought explanation of the sharp conductance spikes observed by Ralph and Buhrman in ultrasmall metallic point contacts.
Arnold Michael
Kroha Johann
Langenbruch Tobias
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