Abstract
Angle-resolved photoemission has been utilized to study the surface electronic structure of monolayer of Sn on Ge(111) in both the room-temperature phase and the low-temperature ( ) charge-density-wave phase. The results reveal a gap opening around the ( ) Brillouin zone boundary, suggesting a Peierls-like transition despite the well-documented lack of Fermi nesting. A highly sensitive electronic response to doping by intrinsic surface defects is the cause for this unusual behavior, and a detailed calculation illustrates the origin of the ( ) symmetry.
- Received 4 May 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3684
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