A first principles TDDFT framework for spin and time-resolved ARPES in periodic systems
Abstract
We present a novel theoretical approach to simulate spin, time and angular-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) from first principles that is applicable to surfaces, thin films, few layer systems, and low-dimensional nanostructures. The method is based on a general formulation in the framework of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) to describe the real time-evolution of electrons escaping from a surface under the effect of any external (arbitrary) laser field. By extending the so called t-SURFF method to periodic systems one can calculate the final photoelectron spectrum by collecting the flux of the ionization current trough an analysing surface. The resulting approach, that we named t-SURFFP, allows to describe a wide range of irradiation conditions without any assumption on the dynamics of the ionization process allowing for pump-probe simulations on an equal footing. To illustrate the wide scope of applicability of the method we present applications to graphene, mono- and bi-layer WSe, and hexagonal BN under different laser configurations.
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@article{arxiv.1609.03092,
title = {A first principles TDDFT framework for spin and time-resolved ARPES in periodic systems},
author = {Umberto De Giovannini and Hannes Hübener and Angel Rubio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.03092},
year = {2017}
}