Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects
Abstract Most Rashba spin splitting experimentally studied so far has ideal lattice with inversion symmetry broken, which limits the possibility to minimize the presence of spin-degenerate carriers near the Fermi level. Here, we report a novel 2D Au2Sb surface alloy decorated with periodic structura...
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| description | Abstract Most Rashba spin splitting experimentally studied so far has ideal lattice with inversion symmetry broken, which limits the possibility to minimize the presence of spin-degenerate carriers near the Fermi level. Here, we report a novel 2D Au2Sb surface alloy decorated with periodic structural defects that exhibits modulation on the Rashba spin-orbit coupling band. Spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals a Rashba spin-split band with antiparallel spin polarization, significantly broadened compared to the Au₂Sn surface alloy. From the good agreement between the experimental results and DFT calculations, we identify that the broadening of the Rashba bands comes from variations in Sb atom corrugation induced by the periodic three-pointed star-shaped defects. These periodic defects can shift the energy position of the Rashba bands without breaking the in-plane rotational and mirror symmetries. Our findings highlight the potential to tune spin-dependent properties in 2D materials for spintronic applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-990a5c329470416c873b8bb7c8f16db42025-01-12T12:06:59ZengNature Portfolionpj Quantum Materials2397-46482025-01-011011810.1038/s41535-024-00724-5Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defectsJinbang Hu0Xiansi Wang1Anna Cecilie Åsland2Justin W. Wells3Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Hunan UniversityCenter for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Abstract Most Rashba spin splitting experimentally studied so far has ideal lattice with inversion symmetry broken, which limits the possibility to minimize the presence of spin-degenerate carriers near the Fermi level. Here, we report a novel 2D Au2Sb surface alloy decorated with periodic structural defects that exhibits modulation on the Rashba spin-orbit coupling band. Spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals a Rashba spin-split band with antiparallel spin polarization, significantly broadened compared to the Au₂Sn surface alloy. From the good agreement between the experimental results and DFT calculations, we identify that the broadening of the Rashba bands comes from variations in Sb atom corrugation induced by the periodic three-pointed star-shaped defects. These periodic defects can shift the energy position of the Rashba bands without breaking the in-plane rotational and mirror symmetries. Our findings highlight the potential to tune spin-dependent properties in 2D materials for spintronic applications.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00724-5 |
| spellingShingle | Jinbang Hu Xiansi Wang Anna Cecilie Åsland Justin W. Wells Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects npj Quantum Materials |
| title | Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| title_full | Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| title_fullStr | Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| title_short | Unconventional broadening of Rashba spin splitting in a Au2Sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| title_sort | unconventional broadening of rashba spin splitting in a au2sb surface alloy with periodic structural defects |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00724-5 |
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