The modern version of the KKR (Korringa–Kohn–Rostoker) method represents the
electronic structure of a system directly and efficiently in terms of its single-particle Green's …

The electronic structure of non-magnetic low-dimensional materials can acquire a spin
structure due to the breaking of the inversion symmetry at the surface or interface. This so …

We propose that the existence of local orbital angular momentum (OAM) on the surfaces of
high-Z materials plays a crucial role in the formation of Rashba-type surface band splitting …

Spintronics is aimed at actively controlling and manipulating the spin degrees of freedom in
semiconductor devices. A promising way to achieve this goal is to make use of the tunable …

In order to explain the anisotropic Rashba-Bychkov effect observed in several metallic-
surface-state systems, we use k· p perturbation theory with a simple group-theoretical …

We show, by way of tight-binding and first-principles calculations, that a one-to-one
correspondence between an electron's crystal momentum k and nonzero orbital angular …

Strong spin polarization of the photocurrent from bulk continuum states of Bi (111) is
experimentally observed. On the basis of ab initio one-step photoemission theory the effect …

We report on the observation of a giant spin-orbit splitting of quantum-well states in the
unoccupied electronic structure of a Bi monolayer on Cu (111). Up to now, Rashba-type …

Using high-resolution spin-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we map the
electronic structure and spin texture of the surface states of the topological insulator Sb 2 Te …

Heavy metals, such as Au, Ag, and Pb, often have sharp surface states that are split by
strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling. The strong spin-orbit coupling and two-dimensional …