We have directly characterized the spin-polarized energy-band structures of Sb(111) near the Fermi level by spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The results clearly indicate that the energy bands are spin-split due to the spin-orbit coupling and the broken space inversion symmetry.
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