1. Surface states and Rashba-type spin polarization in antiferromagnetic MnBi$_2$Te$_4$
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Vidal, R. C., Bentmann, H., Peixoto, T. R. F., Zeugner, A., Moser, S., Min, C. H., Schatz, S., Kissner, K., Ünzelmann, M., Fornari, C. I., Vasili, H. B., Valvidares, M., Sakamoto, K., Mondal, D., Fujii, J., Vobornik, I., Jung, S., Cacho, C., Kim, T. K., Koch, R. J., Jozwiak, C., Bostwick, A., Denlinger, J. D., Rotenberg, E., Buck, J., Hoesch, M., Diekmann, F., Rohlf, S., Kalläne, M., Rossnagel, K., Otrokov, M. M., Chulkov, E. V., Ruck, M., Isaeva, A., and Reinert, F.
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Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons - Abstract
The layered van der Waals antiferromagnet MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ has been predicted to combine the band ordering of archetypical topological insulators such as Bi$_2$Te$_3$ with the magnetism of Mn, making this material a viable candidate for the realization of various magnetic topological states. We have systematically investigated the surface electronic structure of MnBi$_2$Te$_4$(0001) single crystals by use of spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy experiments. In line with theoretical predictions, the results reveal a surface state in the bulk band gap and they provide evidence for the influence of exchange interaction and spin-orbit coupling on the surface electronic structure., Comment: Revised version
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- 2019
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