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Electronic properties of oxygen vacancies in La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4-//sub y/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
The electronic properties of oxygen vacancies in chemically pure La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/ have been investigated by the ab initio pseudofunction method using a supercell geometry. Oxygen vacancies alter the electronic structure significantly, breaking up the 2-eV-wide partially filled conduction band into narrower bands, which are only about 0.1 eV wide in La/sub 2/CuO/sub 3.75/. Our results suggest that vacancy-induced narrow bands near the Fermi level could lead to the antiferromagnetic state observed in some nonstoichiometric La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/ samples.
Research Organization:
Central Research and Development Department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware 19898
OSTI ID:
5798206
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 36:13; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English