Nonvortical Rashba Spin Structure on a Surface with C1h Symmetry

Emilia Annese, Takuya Kuzumaki, Beate Müller, Yuta Yamamoto, Hiroto Nakano, Haruki Kato, Atsushi Araki, Minoru Ohtaka, Takashi Aoki, Hirotaka Ishikawa, Takashi Hayashida, Jacek R. Osiecki, Koji Miyamoto, Yasuo Takeichi, Ayumi Harasawa, Koichiro Yaji, Tetsuroh Shirasawa, Koh Ichi Nittoh, Wooil Yang, Kazushi MikiTatsuki Oda, Han Woong Yeom, Kazuyuki Sakamoto

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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.

Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer016803
TidskriftPhysical Review Letters
Volym117
Nummer1
DOI
StatusPublished - 2016 juni 30

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  • Den kondenserade materiens fysik (Här ingår: Materialfysik, nanofysik)

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