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Site-specific and doping-dependent electronic structure of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub {ital x}} probed by O 1{ital s} and Cu 2{ital p} x-ray-absorption spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Nukleare Festkoerperphysik, Postfach 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
  2. Institut fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstofforschung, Postfach, 01171 Dresden (Germany)
  3. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
  4. Institut fuer Ionen- und Elektronenphysik, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Invalidenstra 27e 110, 10115 Berlin (Germany)
  5. Mueller-Vogt, G. Kristall- und Materiallabor, Universitaet Karlsruhe, 76133 Karlsruhe (Germany)
The electronic structure of the CuO{sub 2} planes and CuO{sub 3} chains in single-domain crystals of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub {ital x}} has been investigated as a function of oxygen concentration (6{le}{ital x}{le}7) using polarization-dependent x-ray-absorption spectroscopy of the O 1{ital s} and Cu 2{ital p} core levels. The polarization-dependent observation of unoccupied states with O and with Cu orbital character parallel to the {ital a}, {ital b}, and {ital c} axes of the crystals allows the determination of the number of hole states in Cu 3{ital d}{sub {ital x}}{sup 2}{minus}{ital y}{sup 2} and O 2{ital p}{sub {ital x},}{ital y} orbitals in the CuO{sub 2} planes as well as in Cu 3{ital d}{sub {ital y}}{sup 2}{minus}{ital z}{sup 2} and O 2{ital p}{sub {ital y},}{ital z} orbitals in the CuO{sub 3} chains. States with Cu 3{ital d}{sub 3{ital z}}{sup 2}{minus}{ital r}{sup 2} orbital character contribute less than 10% to the total number of states near the Fermi level. The number of holes in the planes and in the chains is found to be correlated with the superconducting transition temperature.
OSTI ID:
172033
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 51; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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