Surface states on a topologically non-trivial semimetal: The case of Sb(110)

Details Surface states on a topologically non-trivial semimetal: The case of Sb(110) Surface states on a topologically non-trivial semimetal: The case of Sb(110)

2012-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/1202.5303v1

Physical Review B 85, 155431 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

7 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.85.155431

The electronic structure of Sb(110) is studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principle calculations, revealing several electronic surface states in the projected bulk band gaps around the Fermi energy. The dispersion of the states can be interpreted in terms of a strong spin-orbit splitting. The bulk band structure of Sb has the characteristics of a strong topological insulator with a Z2 invariant nu0=1. This puts constraints on the existence of metallic surface states and the expected topology of the surface Fermi contour. However, bulk Sb is a semimetal, not an insulator and these constraints are therefore partly relaxed. This relation of bulk topology and expected surface state dispersion for semimetals is discussed.

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