Strong spin-orbit coupling in the noncentrosymmetric Kondo lattice

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Beitragende

  • A. Generalov - , Lund University (Autor:in)
  • J. Falke - , Institut für Festkörper- und Materialphysik (Autor:in)
  • I. A. Nechaev - , University of the Basque Country (Autor:in)
  • M. M. Otrokov - , University of the Basque Country, Tomsk State University (Autor:in)
  • M. Guettler - , Professur für Oberflächenphysik (Autor:in)
  • A. Chikina - , Tomsk State University (Autor:in)
  • K. Kliemt - , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Autor:in)
  • S. Seiro - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Autor:in)
  • K. Kummer - , European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) (Autor:in)
  • S. Danzenbaecher - , Professur für Oberflächenphysik (Autor:in)
  • D. Usachov - , Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • T. K. Kim - , Diamond Light Source (Autor:in)
  • P. Dudin - , Diamond Light Source (Autor:in)
  • E. V. Chulkov - , University of the Basque Country, Tomsk State University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Autor:in)
  • C. Laubschat - , Professur für Oberflächenphysik (Autor:in)
  • C. Geibel - , Max Planck Gesellschaft, Forschungsgruppe "Soziale Neurowissenschaften" (Autor:in)
  • C. Krellner - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • D. V. Vyalikh - , University of the Basque Country, Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Donostia International Physics Center (Autor:in)

Abstract

Strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in combination with a lack of inversion symmetry and exchange magnetic interaction proves to be a sophisticated instrument allowing efficient control of the spin orientation, energy and trajectories of two-dimensional (2D) electrons and holes trapped at surfaces or interfaces. Exploiting Kondo-related phenomena and crystal-electric-field effects at reduced dimensionalities opens new opportunities to handle their spin-dependent properties offering novel functionalities. We consider here a 2D Kondo lattice represented by a Si-Ir-Si-Yb (SISY) surface block of the heavy-fermion material YbIr2Si2. We show that the Kondo interaction with 4f moments allows finely tuning the group velocities of the strongly spin-polarized carriers in 2D itinerant states of this noncentrosymmetric system. To unveil the peculiarities of this interaction, we used angle-resolved photoemission measurements complemented by first-principles calculations. We established that the strong SOC of the Ir atoms induces spin polarization of the 2D states in SISY block, while the 2D lattice of Yb 4f moments acts as a source for coherent f-d interplay. The strong SOC and lack of inversion symmetry turn out to lead not only to the anticipated Rashba-like splitting of the 2D states, but also to spin splitting of the 4f Kramers doublets. They couple temperature-dependently to the spin-polarized 2D states and thereby guide the properties of the latter.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer115157
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B
Jahrgang98
Ausgabenummer11
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Sept. 2018
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85054159002

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Single-crystal growth, Itinerant, Efficient, Surface