Multiple pre-edge structures in Cu K-edge of high Tc cuprates revealed by high resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Details Multiple pre-edge structures in Cu K-edge of high Tc cuprates revealed by high resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy Multiple pre-edge structures in Cu K-edge of high Tc cuprates revealed by high resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy

2009-09-04

arxiv.org/abs/0909.0894v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

6 pages, 5 figures, revised version, new XAS data available for Ca$_{2-x}$CuO$_2$Cl$_2$. To appear on Phys. Rev. B

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Using high resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy and state-of-the-art electronic structure calculations we demonstrate that the pre-edge region at the Cu K-edge of high T$_c$ cuprates is composed of several excitationsinvisible in standard X-ray absorption spectra. We consider in detail the case of Ca$_{2-x}$CuO$_2$Cl$_2$ and show that the many pre-edge excitations (two for c-axis polarization, four for in-plane polarization and out-of-plane incident X-ray momentum) are dominated by off-site transitions and intersite hybridization. This demonstrates the relevance of approaches beyond the single-site model for the description of the pre-edges of correlated materials. Finally, we show the occurrence of a doubling of the main edge peak that is most visible when the polarization is along the c-axis. This doubling, that has not been seen in any previous absorption data in cuprates, is not reproduced by first principles calculations. We suggest that this peak is due to many-body charge-transfer excitations, while all the other visible far-edge structures are single particle in origin. Our work indicates that previous interpretations of the Cu K-edge X-ray absorption spectra in high T$_c$ cuprates can be profitably reconsidered.

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