The electronic structure of the Na${}_x$CoO${}_2$ surface

Abstract

The idea that surface effects may play an important role in suppressing $e_g^{\prime }$ Fermi surface pockets on Na${}_x$CoO${}_2$ $(0.333\le x\le 0.75)$ has been frequently proposed to explain the discrepancy between LDA calculations (performed on the bulk compound) which find $e_g$' hole pockets present and ARPES experiments, which do not observe the hole pockets. Since ARPES is a surface sensitive technique it is important to investigate the effects that surface formation will have on the electronic structure of Na${}_{1/3}$CoO${}_2$ in order to more accurately compare theory and experiment. We have calculated the band structure and Fermi surface of cleaved Na${}_{1/3}$CoO${}_2$ and determined that the surface non-trivially affects the fermiology in comparison to the bulk. Additionally, we examine the likelihood of possible hydroxyl cotamination and surface termination. Our results show that a combination of surface formation and contamination effects could resolve the ongoing controversy between ARPES experiments and theory.

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