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Empty states near the Fermi level in Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
Unoccupied states are seen at the Fermi level in Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ by use of inverse photoemission. They have partial oxygen 2p character, as evidenced by a resonance at the O 2s core-level threshold and by the similarity between the inverse photoemission spectrum and the O 1s absorption edge. These states are likely to be related to the hole states introduced by doping of oxide superconductors. A peak at E/sub F/+2.9 eV can be assigned to the unoccupied Cu 3d states (if they are localized) or to the Bi 6p states (for delocalized Cu 3d states).
Research Organization:
IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
OSTI ID:
6151461
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 39:10; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English