Abstract
The electronic structure of a quasi-one-dimensional nickelate, Y 2-xCaxBaNiO5, is discussed on the basis of numerically-exact diagonalization calculations of O 1s XAS using a four-site one-dimensional cluster model. In the undoped nickelate (x=0), the band dispersion along the chain direction is suppressed owing the intra-atomic Coulomb and exchange interactions between 3d holes. As a result, the width of the O 1s XAS peak that corresponds to the transition to the upper Hubbard band (UHB) is very narrow. Upon hole-doping, two new peaks appear about 2 eV below the UHB in accordance with the experiment. The dependence on the incident-photon polarization is also consistent with the experiment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1209-1213 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena |
Volume | 144-147 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Cluster model
- Electron correlation
- Exact diagonalization
- Exchange interaction
- O 1s XAS
- YCaBaNiO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Radiation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry