Bias voltage dependent scattering of the topological surface state is studied
by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy for a clean surface of the
topological insulator Bi2βTe2βSe. A strong warping of constant energy
contours in the unoccupied part of the spectrum is found to lead to a
spin-selective scattering. The topological surface state persists to higher
energies in the unoccupied range far beyond the Dirac point, where it coexists
with the bulk conduction band. This finding sheds light on the spin and charge
dynamics over the wide energy range and opens a way to designing
opto-spintronic devices.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure