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Tuning the giant Rashba effect on a BiAg2 surface alloy: Two different approaches

Klaus Kern, Marco Grioni
2010
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We discuss two different approaches for tuning the giant spin-orbit splitting of a BiAg2 surface alloy. The first approach consists of electron doping by alkaline metal deposition in order to shift the energy position of the spin-split surface states, while the second is based on the novel Si(1 1 1)-Ag-BiAg2 trilayer system. In both cases the spin-polarized structure near the Fermi level can be controlled by an external parameter, while the second approach permits coupling the concept of giant spin-splitting with a semiconducting substrate. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Klaus Kern, Marco Grioni
2010
Conference Papers

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/d8771be1-65a0-4d1e-851f-c2ef7046f3f0

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