Limits of Validity of Rashba Model in BiTeI: A High-field Magneto-optical Study
arXiv:1907.06339 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.100.155203
Abstract
It was recently shown that BiTeI, a semiconductor with polar crystal structure, possesses a giant spin-splitting of electrons, which has been interpreted in terms of Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling. Here, we use high field magneto-optical spectroscopy to quantify the deviations of the conduction-band profile from this appealing, but at the same time, strongly simplifying model. We find that the optical response -- comprising a series of inter-Landau level excitations -- can be described by the Rashba model only at low magnetic fields. In contrast, the high-field response appears to be more consistent with a simple picture of massless electrons in a conical band. This points towards more linear rather than parabolic at energies well above the bottom of the conduction band.
arXiv comment4 pages, 3 figures
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