Spin polarization of two-dimensional electronic gas decoupled from structural asymmetry environment

It is shown, using density functional theory, that a 2D electron gas induced in a monolayer of Pb or Tl adatoms on the Si(111)-1x1 surface is insensitive to the structural asymmetry of the system and its spin polarization is governed by the interaction between the adlayer and the substrate. It is de...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2016-05, Vol.93 (19), Article 195318
Main Authors: Pieczyrak, B., Szary, M., Jurczyszyn, L., Radny, M. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymmetry
Condensed matter
Density functional theory
Electronics
Monolayers
Polarization
Splitting
Two dimensional
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Summary:It is shown, using density functional theory, that a 2D electron gas induced in a monolayer of Pb or Tl adatoms on the Si(111)-1x1 surface is insensitive to the structural asymmetry of the system and its spin polarization is governed by the interaction between the adlayer and the substrate. It is demonstrated that this interaction changes the in-plane inversion symmetry of the charge distribution within the monolayer and can either suppress [Pb/Si(111)] or enhance [Tl/Si(111)] the adatom intra-atomic spin-orbit effect on a Rashba-Bychkov-type spin splitting.
ISSN:2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.195318