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Studies of Y-Ba-Cu-O single crystals by x-ray absorption spectroscopy

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OSTI ID:5230002
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  1. State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (Germany). Inst. fuer Nukleare Festkoerperphysik
  3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Karlsruhe Univ. (T.H.) (Germany). Inst. fuer Kristallchemie

The symmetry and density of unoccupied states of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8} have been investigated by orientation dependent x-ray absorption spectroscopy on the O 1s edge using a bulk-sensitive fluorescence-yield-detection method. It has been found that the O 2p holes are distributed equally between the CuO{sub 2} planes and CuO chains and that the partial density of unoccupied O 2p states in the CuO{sub 2} planes are identical in both systems investigated. The upper Hubbard band has been observed in the planes but not in the chains in both systems. 18 refs.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5230002
Report Number(s):
BNL-47236; CONF-9109102--7; ON: DE92014687
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English