@article{VarykhalovFreyseAguileraetal.2020,
  author    = {Varykhalov, Andrei and Freyse, Friedrich and Aguilera, Irene and Battiato, Marco and Krivenkov, Maxim and Marchenko, Dmitry and Bihlmayer, Gustav and Blugel, Stefan and Rader, Oliver and Sanchez-Barriga, Jaime},
  title     = {Effective mass enhancement and ultrafast electron dynamics of Au(111) surface state coupled to a quantum well},
  series = {Physical Review Research},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {Physical Review Research},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  address   = {Ridge, NY},
  issn      = {0031-9007},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013343},
  pages     = {1 -- 9},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {We show that, although the equilibrium band dispersion of the Shockley-type surface state of two-dimensional Au(111) quantum films grown on W(110) does not deviate from the expected free-electron-like behavior, its nonequilibrium energy-momentum dispersion probed by time- and angle-resolved photoemission exhibits a remarkable kink above the Fermi level due to a significant enhancement of the effective mass. The kink is pronounced for certain thicknesses of the Au quantum well and vanishes in the very thin limit. We identify the kink as induced by the coupling between the Au(111) surface state and emergent quantum-well states which probe directly the buried gold-tungsten interface. The signatures of the coupling are further revealed by our time-resolved measurements which show that surface state and quantum-well states thermalize together behaving as dynamically locked electron populations. In particular, relaxation of hot carriers following laser excitation is similar for both surface state and quantum-well states and much slower than expected for a bulk metallic system. The influence of quantum confinement on the interplay between elementary scattering processes of the electrons at the surface and ultrafast carrier transport in the direction perpendicular to the surface is shown to be the reason for the slow electron dynamics.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SajediKrivenkovMarchenkoetal.2020,
  author    = {Sajedi, Maryam and Krivenkov, Maxim and Marchenko, Dmitry and Varykhalov, Andrei and Sanchez-Barriga, Jaime and Rienks, Emile D. L. and Rader, Oliver},
  title     = {Absence of a giant Rashba effect in the valence band of lead halide perovskites},
  series = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics},
  volume    = {102},
  journal   = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {American Institute of Physics; American Physical Society (APS)},
  address   = {Woodbury, NY},
  issn      = {2469-9950},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevB.102.081116},
  pages     = {6},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {For hybrid organic-inorganic as well as all-inorganic lead halide perovskites a Rashba effect has been invoked to explain the high efficiency in energy conversion by prohibiting direct recombination. Both a bulk and surface Rashba effect have been predicted. In the valence band of methylammonium (MA) lead bromide a Rashba effect has been reported by angle-resolved photoemission and circular dichroism with giant values of 7-11 eV angstrom. We present band dispersion measurements of MAPbBr(3) and spin-resolved photoemission of CsPbBr3 to show that a large Rashba effect detectable by photoemission or circular dichroism does not exist and cannot be the origin of the high effciency.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KrivenkovMarchenkoSanchezBarrigaetal.2021,
  author    = {Krivenkov, Maxim and Marchenko, Dimitry and S{\´a}nchez-Barriga, Jaime and Golias, Evangelos and Rader, Oliver and Varykhalov, Andrei},
  title     = {Origin of the band gap in Bi-intercalated graphene on Ir(111)},
  series = {2D Materials},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {2D Materials},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.},
  address   = {Bristol},
  issn      = {2053-1583},
  doi       = {10.1088/2053-1583/abd1e4},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Proximity to heavy sp-elements is considered promising for reaching a band gap in graphene that could host quantum spin Hall states. The recent report of an induced spin-orbit gap of 0.2 eV in Pb-intercalated graphene detectable by spin-resolved photoemission has spurred renewed interest in such systems (Klimovskikh et al 2017 ACS Nano 11, 368). In the case of Bi intercalation an even larger band gap of 0.4 eV has been observed but was assigned to the influence of a dislocation network (Warmuth et al 2016 Phys. Rev. B 93, 165 437). Here, we study Bi intercalation under graphene on Ir(111) and report a nearly ideal graphene dispersion without band replicas and no indication of hybridization with the substrate. The band gap is small (0.19 eV) and can be tuned by +/- 25 meV through the Bi coverage. The Bi atomic density is higher than in the recent report. By spin-resolved photoemission we exclude induced spin-orbit interaction as origin of the gap. Quantitative agreement of a photoemission intensity analysis with the measured band gap suggests sublattice symmetry breaking as one of the possible band gap opening mechanisms. We test several Bi structures by density functional theory. Our results indicate the possibility that Bi intercalates in the phase of bismuthene forming a graphene-bismuthene van der Waals heterostructure.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KrivenkovGoliasMarchenkoetal.2017,
  author    = {Krivenkov, Maxim and Golias, Evangelos and Marchenko, Dmitry and Sanchez-Barriga, Jaime and Bihlmayer, Gustav and Rader, Oliver and Varykhalov, Andrei},
  title     = {Nanostructural origin of giant Rashba effect in intercalated graphene},
  series = {2D Materials},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {2D Materials},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.},
  address   = {Bristol},
  issn      = {2053-1583},
  doi       = {10.1088/2053-1583/aa7ad8},
  pages     = {11},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {To enhance the spin-orbit interaction in graphene by a proximity effect without compromising the quasi-free-standing dispersion of the Dirac cones means balancing the opposing demands for strong and weak graphene-substrate interaction. So far, only the intercalation of Au under graphene/Ni(111) has proven successful, which was unexpected since graphene prefers a large separation (similar to 3.3 angstrom) from a Au monolayer in equilibrium. Here, we investigate this system and find the solution in a nanoscale effect. We reveal that the Au largely intercalates as nanoclusters. Our density functional theory calculations show that the graphene is periodically stapled to the Ni substrate, and this attraction presses graphene and Au nanoclusters together. This, in turn, causes a Rashba effect of the giant magnitude observed in experiment. Our findings show that nanopatterning of the substrate can be efficiently used for engineering of spin-orbit effects in graphene.},
  language  = {en}
}