Theory of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the K edge in La$_2$CuO$_4$ - Multiple scattering effects -

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2006-07-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607468v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

revised version with extended discussion, 24 pages, 12 figures, accepted for PRB

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We develop a theory of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at the $K$ edge in La$_2$CuO$_4$ on the basis of the Keldysh Green's function formalism. In our previous analysis (Phys. Rev. B 71, 035110 (2005)), the scattering by the core-hole potential was treated within the Born approximation, and a crude-model density of states was used for the $4p$ band. We improve the analysis by taking account of the multiple scattering in Cu3d-O$2p$ bands and by using a realistic $4p$ DOS obtained from a band calculation. The multiple scattering effect is evaluated with the use of the time representation developed by Nozi\`eres and De Dominicis. It is found that the multiple scattering effect makes the $K$-edge peak in the absorption coefficient shift to the lower energy region as a function of photon energy, that is, the photon energy required to excite the $1s$ electron to the $K$-edge peak reduces. It is also found that the multiple-scattering effect does not change the two-peak structure in the RIXS spectra but modifies slightly the shape as a function of energy loss. These findings suggests that the multiple scattering effect could mainly be included into a renormalization of the core-level energy and partly justify the Born approximation, leading to a future application to the RIXS in three-dimensional systems.

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