کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1819395 | 1026058 | 2010 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We report the results of Oxygen K-edge soft X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy that was performed on an infinite-layer insulating cuprate thin film CaCuO2. Experimentally obtained spectra are consistent with local density approximation calculations. X-ray absorption spectra show a close resemblance to spectra obtained from homologous single crystal cuprates. In addition to d–d excitations, X-ray emission spectra reveal the presence of Zhang-Rice singlet states in the infinite-layer CuO2 planes. The question of whether the Zhang-Rice singlet features are masked by the O 2p main-band is addressed: it is possible to quantify the position of the Zhang-Rice singlet using emission intensity profiles. X-ray emission is demonstrated as a tool for understanding CuO2 planar electronic correlation in the prototypical infinite-layer. The energy difference, 2.0 eV, between the oxygen main-band and the Zhang-Rice singlet band is found to match values obtained theoretically using established planar electronic correlation parameters.
Journal: Physica C: Superconductivity - Volume 470, Issue 3, 1 February 2010, Pages 187–192