Origin of giant bulk Rashba splitting: Application to BiTeI

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2011-05-13

arxiv.org/abs/1105.2757v1

Phys. Rev. B 84, 041202(R) (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.041202

We theoretically propose the necessary conditions for realization of giant Rashba splitting in bulk systems. In addition to (i) the large atomic spin-orbit interaction in an inversion-asymmetric system, the following two conditions are further required; (ii) a narrow band gap, and (iii) the presence of top valence and bottom conduction bands of symmetrically the same character. As a representative example, using the first principles calculations, the recently discovered giant bulk Rashba splitting system BiTeI is shown to fully fulfill all these three conditions. Of particular importance, by predicting the correct crystal structure of BiTeI, different from what has been believed thus far, the third criterion is demonstrated to be met by a negative crystal field splitting of the top valence bands.

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