TY - JOUR AU - Bihlmayer, G. AU - Koroteev, S. B. AU - Echenique, P. M. AU - Chulkov, E. V. AU - Blügel, S. TI - The Rashba-effect at metallic surfaces JO - Surface science VL - 600 SN - 0039-6028 CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier M1 - PreJuSER-52973 SP - 3888 - 3891 PY - 2006 N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 AB - Surface states, that show a k-dependent splitting resulting from spin-orbit coupling, show wide similarities to a two-dimensional electron gas in semiconductor heterostructures, where the Rashba-effect lifts the spin-degeneracy of the bands and allows spin-manipulation by an electric field. We discuss the conditions for such a Rashba-effect at metallic surfaces by comparing ab initio calculations for Au(111), Ag(111), and Lu(0001) and investigate the influence of electric and magnetic (exchange) fields on these surface states. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000241450600075 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.susc.2006.01.098 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/52973 ER -