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Conventional spin-degenerated surface electrons have been effectively manipulated by using organic and inorganic self-assembled nanoarrays as resonators. Step superlattices naturally assembled in vicinal surfaces are a particularly interesting case since they represent simple one-dimensional (1D) models for fundamental studies, and can imprint strong anisotropies in surface electron transport in real devices. Here we present the first realization of periodic resonator arrays on the BiAg2 atom-thick surface alloy with unprecedented atomic precision, and demonstrate their potential ability for tuning helical Rashba states. By employing curved crystals to select local vicinal planes we achieve tunable arrays of monoatomic steps with different morphology and orientation. Scanning the ultraviolet light beam on the curved surface during angle-resolved photoemission experiments allows one to unveil the scattering behavior of spin-textured helical states. In this way, we find coherent scattering of helical Rashba states from the step arrays, as well as step-density-dependent Rashba band shifts and spin-orbit splitting compared to the extended BiAg2 plane.
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