Low energy quasiparticle dispersion of graphite by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

The low energy electron dispersion in graphite is measured by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The measured photoemission intensity maxima are compared to a tight-binding calculation of the electronic band structure. We observe a strong trigonal warping of the equi-energy contour which is well reproduced by the calculations. Furthermore we clearly show that the concept of Dirac Fermions breaks down for AB stacked graphite. (c) 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.