Large spin splitting of metallic surface-state bands at adsorbate-modified gold/silicon surfaces

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bondarenko, L V ^a,b   Gruznev, D V ^a,b   Yakovlev, A A ^a   Tupchaya, A Y ^a   Usachov, D ^c   Vilkov, O ^c   Fedorov, A ^c   Vyalikh, D V ^c,d   Eremeev, S V ^e,f   Chulkov, E V ^g,h   Zotov, A V ^a,b,i   Saranin, A A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION AND CONTROL PROCESSES   (Russian Federation)

^b FAR EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF STRENGTH PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^f TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^g DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^h CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

ⁱ VLADIVOSTOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND SERVICE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84877747562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01826     Document Type: Article

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