Sammanfattning
A totally anisotropic peculiar Rashba-Bychkov (RB) splitting of electronic bands was found on the Tl/Si(110)-(1×1) surface with C1h symmetry by angle- and spin-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles theoretical calculation. The constant energy contour of the upper branch of the RB split band has a warped elliptical shape centered at a k point located between Γ and the edge of the surface Brillouin zone, i.e., at a point without time-reversal symmetry. The spin-polarization vector of this state is in-plane and points almost the same direction along the whole elliptic contour. This novel nonvortical RB spin structure is confirmed as a general phenomenon originating from the C1h symmetry of the surface.
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Artikelnummer | 016803 |
Tidskrift | Physical Review Letters |
Volym | 117 |
Nummer | 1 |
DOI | |
Status | Published - 2016 juni 30 |
Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)
- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (Här ingår: Materialfysik, nanofysik)