Strictly one-dimensional electron system in Au chains on Ge(001) revealed by photoelectron k-space mapping

作者:Meyer S*; Schaefer J; Blumenstein C; Hoepfner P; Bostwick A; McChesney J L; Rotenberg E; Claessen R
来源:Physical Review B, 2011, 83(12): 121411.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.121411

摘要

Atomic nanowires formed by Au on Ge(001) are scrutinized for the band topology of the conduction electron system by k-resolved photoemission. Two metallic electron pockets are observed. Their Fermi surface sheets form straight lines without undulations perpendicular to the chains within experimental uncertainty. The electrons hence emerge as strictly confined to one dimension. Moreover, the system is stable against a Peierls distortion down to 10 K, lending itself for studies of the spectral function.

  • 出版日期2011-3-28