1202.5303 (Marco Bianchi et al.)

Surface states on a topologically non-trivial semimetal: The case of
Sb(110)    [PDF]

Marco Bianchi, Dandan Guan, Anna Strozecka, Celia H. Voetmann, Shining Bao, Jose Ignacio Pascual, Asier Eiguren, Philip Hofmann

The electronic structure of Sb(110) is studied by angle-resolved
photoemission spectroscopy and first-principle calculations, revealing several
electronic surface states in the projected bulk band gaps around the Fermi
energy. The dispersion of the states can be interpreted in terms of a strong
spin-orbit splitting. The bulk band structure of Sb has the characteristics of
a strong topological insulator with a Z2 invariant nu0=1. This puts constraints
on the existence of metallic surface states and the expected topology of the
surface Fermi contour. However, bulk Sb is a semimetal, not an insulator and
these constraints are therefore partly relaxed. This relation of bulk topology
and expected surface state dispersion for semimetals is discussed.

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