Relativistic effects and fully spin-polarized Fermi surface at the Tl/Si(111) surface
We present a detailed analysis of the relativistic electronic structure and the momentum-dependent spin-polarization of the Tl/Si(111) surface. Our first-principle calculations reveal the existence of fully spin-polarized electron pockets associated to the huge spin-splitting of metallic surface ban...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/50806 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/50806 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Summary: | We present a detailed analysis of the relativistic electronic structure and the momentum-dependent spin-polarization of the Tl/Si(111) surface. Our first-principle calculations reveal the existence of fully spin-polarized electron pockets associated to the huge spin-splitting of metallic surface bands. The calculated spin-polarization shows a very complex structure in the reciprocal space, strongly departing from simple theoretical model approximations. Interestingly, the electronic spin-state close to the Fermi surface is polarized along the surface perpendicular direction and reverses its orientation between different electron pockets. © 2011 American Physical Society. |
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