Published January 1, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

X-ray-absorption sum rule for linear dichroism: Application to high-Tc cuprate oxides

  • 1. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Boite Postale 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex (France)
  • 2. AT ampersand T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (United States)

Description

Several sum rules for x-ray-absorption (XAS) dichroism have been recently derived. Here we discuss the particular case of linear polarization, relevant to cuprate oxides. We apply this analysis to the L2 and L3 edges of La2-xSrxCuO4 in order to obtain quantitative, model-independent information about the out-of-plane character of 3d holes. A Cu 3d3z2-r2 to 3dx2-y2 ratio of 3% is found for an insulating and two superconducting samples, and of 7% for the overdoped one. The interest of measuring both the L3 and L2 edges to perform similar XAS sum-rule analysis in higher-Tc cuprates is discussed

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 629-631.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO