The effect of reduced dimensionality on a semimetal: the electronic structure of the Bi(110) surface

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作者
Agergaard, S [1 ]
Sondergaard, C
Li, H
Nielsen, MB
Hoffmann, SV
Li, Z
Hofmann, P
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[1] Aarhus Univ, Inst Storage Ring Facil, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Phys, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
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NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS | 2001年 / 3卷
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10.1088/1367-2630/3/1/315
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have studied the electronic structure of the semimetal surface Bi( 110) by high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission using synchrotron radiation. Several surface states are found very close to the Fermi level giving rise to a complex Fermi surface. As a consequence, the surface is a much better metal than the bulk, a fact which could help to explain the observation of superconductivity in granular systems built from small Bi clusters.
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