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Ab initio molecular-orbital study on electron correlation effects in CuO6 clusters relating to high-Tc superconductivity

Shigeyoshi Yamamoto, Kizashi Yamaguchi, Keiichiro Nasu

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.42.266 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Ab initio molecular-orbital calculations for CuO6 clusters have been performed to elucidate the electronic structures of undoped and doped copper oxides, which are of current interest in relation to high-Tc superconductivity. The electron correlation effects for these species are thoroughly investigated by the full-valence configuration-interaction method and the complete-active-space self-consistent-field method. The electron correlation effect is relatively simple for the Ag state (σ hole), whereas pair excitations and spin-flip excitations give sizable contributions to the configuration-interaction wave function for the B state (in-plane π hole). Implications of these results are discussed in relation to the mechanisms of the high-Tc superconductivity.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

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La2CuO4

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