Scattering at magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities on surfaces with strong spin-orbit coupling

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  • Daniel Lükermann
  • S. Sologub
  • Herbert Pfnür
  • Claudius Klein
  • M. Horn-Von Hoegen
  • Christoph Tegenkamp

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  • Institute of Physics National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine
  • Universität Duisburg-Essen
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer195432
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Jahrgang86
Ausgabenummer19
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 28 Nov. 2012

Abstract

Adsorption-induced reduction of surface-state conductivity in epitaxial Bi(111) films, a prototype system with large Rashba-induced surface-state splitting, by adsorbed atoms of Bi, Fe, and Co has been investigated by macroscopic surface magnetotransport measurements at a temperature of 10 K. A detailed analysis of magnetotransport, dc transport, and Hall data reveals that the scattering efficiencies for Co and Fe are larger by a factor of 2 than that for Bi. While for the latter charge transfer and change of band filling near the Fermi level are negligible, we find an increase of hole concentration upon Co and Fe adsorption. These atoms act as acceptors and immobilize on average about 0.5 electrons per adsorbed atom. Besides the dominant classical magnetoconductance signal the films show signatures of weak antilocalization, reflecting the strong spin-orbit coupling in Bi(111) surface states. This behavior can be changed to weak localization by the adsorption of high concentrations (0.1 monolayers) of magnetic impurities (Fe,Co), similarly to results found on the topological insulator Bi2Se3. Our results demonstrate that details of chemical bond formation for impurities are crucial for local spin moments and electronic scattering properties.

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Scattering at magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities on surfaces with strong spin-orbit coupling. / Lükermann, Daniel; Sologub, S.; Pfnür, Herbert et al.
in: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Jahrgang 86, Nr. 19, 195432, 28.11.2012.

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Lükermann D, Sologub S, Pfnür H, Klein C, Horn-Von Hoegen M, Tegenkamp C. Scattering at magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities on surfaces with strong spin-orbit coupling. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2012 Nov 28;86(19):195432. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.195432
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