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Experimental Methods for Spin- and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Combined with Polarization-Variable Laser
Published on: June 28, 2018
Circular-polarized-light-induced spin polarization characterized for the Dirac-cone surface state at W(110) with C2v
K Miyamoto1,2, H Wortelen3, T Okuda4
1Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center, Hiroshima University, 2-313 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan. kmiyamoto@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The C2v surface symmetry of W(110) strongly influences a spin-orbit-induced Dirac-cone-like surface state and its characterization by spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. In particular, using circular polarized light, a distinctive k-dependent spin texture is observed along the [Formula: see text] direction of the surface Brillouin zone. For all spin components Px, Py, and Pz, non-zero values are detected, while the initial-state spin polarization has only a Py component due to mirror symmetry. The observed complex spin texture of the surface state is controlled by transition matrix element effects, which include orbital symmetries of the involved electron states as well as the geometry of the experimental set-up.
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