Bulk and surface electronic structure of MoAlB(010)

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Abstract
The bulk and surface electronic structure of MoAlB(010) is studied by a combination of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional calculations. The observed bulk Fermi-level crossings agree with the previously reported bulk Fermi surface of the material. Additionally, we find several surface states in the wide projected bulk band gaps around the Fermi energy. The surface states differ in their stability under residual-gas exposure in the vacuum system and in the magnitude of their Rashba-type spin-orbit splitting. We explain this in terms of their elemental and orbital character. A surface state arising from Al dangling bonds is sensitive to surface contamination, whereas a mainly Mo-derived surface state exhibits the stronger spin-orbit splitting.
Funding Information
  • Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (4258-00002B)
  • Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF23OC0085585)
  • DanScatt
  • Diamond Light Source
  • Villum Fonden (37789)
  • Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004558)

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