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AUTHOR
J. Regel
Rashba splitting of the Tamm surface state on Re(0001) observed by spin-resolved photoemission and scanning tunneling spectroscopy
Physical review research 2(1), 013296 (2020). doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013296
Quasiparticle interference of spin momentum locked surface states at step edges on Re(0001)
Quasiparticle interference patterns formed by a surface state on the Re(0001) surface were investigated using scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The energy dispersion is inferred from Fourier-transformed differential conductivity maps for occupied and unoccupied states. The band dispersion for occupied states agrees with earlier published results obtained by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. An analysis of the phase of interference patterns at step edges reveals a drastic change in the effective energy barrier for backscattering above and below the Fermi level. The attenuation of the interference pattern with increasing distance indicates interband scattering is the dominant scatteri…
Tip-induced mobilization upon cooling of Ni monolayers on Re(0001)
Usually, cooling a metal sample down to cryogenic temperatures leads to immobilization of the surface atoms. In this study, we demonstrate a movement of Ni adatoms at $4.6\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ on Ni films grown on a Re(0001) single crystal, while the surface is rigid at room temperature. The mobility is observed from 2 to 20 atomic-layer-thick films. Measurements at intermediate temperatures reveal an increasing mobility with decreasing temperature. The observed velocity of advancing steps is consistent with a model considering a sudden release of material, eventually triggered by the tip, followed by free diffusion. According to the model, an increasing length scale for t…