Surface Tomonaga-Luttinger-Liquid State on Bi/InSb(001)

Phys Rev Lett. 2015 Dec 18;115(25):256404. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.256404. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Abstract

A 1D metallic surface state was created on an anisotropic InSb(001) surface covered with Bi. Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) showed a 1D Fermi contour with almost no 2D distortion. Close to the Fermi level (E_{F}), the angle-integrated photoelectron spectra showed power-law scaling with the binding energy and temperature. The ARPES plot above E_{F}, obtained thanks to a thermally broadened Fermi edge at room temperature, showed a 1D state with continuous metallic dispersion across E_{F} and power-law intensity suppression around E_{F}. These results strongly suggest a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid on the Bi/InSb(001) surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alloys / chemistry
  • Anisotropy
  • Antimony / chemistry*
  • Bismuth / chemistry*
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Alloys
  • Indium
  • Antimony
  • Bismuth