Core-Level X-Ray Spectroscopy of Infinite-Layer Nickelate: LDA+DMFT Study

Abstract

Motivated by recent core-level x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) experiments for the newly-discovered superconducting infinite-layer nickelate, we investigate the core-level spectra of the parent compounds NdNiO${}_2$ and LaNiO${}_2$ using the combination of local density approximation and dynamical mean-field theory (LDA+DMFT). Adjusting a charge-transfer energy to match the experimental spectra, we determine the optimal model parameters and discuss the nature of the NdNiO${}_2$ ground state. We find that self-doping from the Nd 5$d$ states in the vicinity of the Fermi energy prohibits opening of Mott-Hubbard gap in NdNiO${}_2$. The present Ni $L_3$ XAS and RIXS calculation for LaNiO${}_2$ cannot explain the difference to NdNiO${}_2$ spectra.

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