Spin-split bands of metallic hydrogenated ZnO ( 10 1 ¯ 0 ) surface: First-principles study

Autor: Moh. Adhib Ulil Absor, Fumiyuki Ishii, Hiroki Kotaka, Mineo Saito
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 025309-025309-7 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4942104
Popis: For spintronics applications, generation of significant spin transport is required, which is achieved by applying a semiconductor surface exhibiting metallic spin-split surface-state bands. We show that metallic spin-split surface-state bands are achieved on hydrogenated ZnO ( 10 1 ¯ 0 ) surface by using first-principles density-functional theory calculations. We find that these metallic surface-state bands with dominant Zn-s and p orbitals exhibit Rashba spin splitting with a strong anisotropic character. This finding makes spintronics devices using oxide electronics surface materials possible.
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