Unoccupied surface state on Pt(111) revealed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

J. Wiebe, F. Meier, K. Hashimoto, G. Bihlmayer, S. Blügel, P. Ferriani, S. Heinze, R. Wiesendanger

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Abstract

We measured the dispersion of an unoccupied surface state on Pt(111) by imaging scattering states at point defects and step edges using scanning tunneling spectroscopy. By comparison to first-principles electronic structure calculations the state is assigned to an sp-derived surface band at the lower edge of the projected bulk band gap. In dI/dV(V) curves, the onset of the surface-state band appears as a rather broad feature. Its shape results from two spin-orbit split branches with nearly linear dispersion, one of them merging into bulk states at higher energies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number193406
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume72
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 Nov 15

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