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Charge Transfer and Zhang-Rice Singlet Bands in the Nickelate Superconductor under Pressure

arXiv:2307.05662 · doi:10.1007/s11433-023-2300-4

Abstract

Recently, a bulk nickelate superconductor is discovered at pressures with a remarkable high transition temperature . Here, we study a Hubbard model with tight-binding parameters derived from \textit{ab initio} calculations of , by employing large scale determinant quantum Monte Carlo and cellular dynamical mean-field theory. Our result suggests that the superexchange couplings in this system are comparable to that of cuprates. The system is a charge transfer insulator as hole concentration becomes four per site at large Hubbard . Upon hole doping, two low-energy spin-singlet bands emerge in the system exhibiting distinct correlation properties: while the one composed of the out-of-plane Ni- and O- orbitals demonstrates strong antiferromagnetic correlations and narrow effective bandwidth, the in-plane singlet band consisting of the Ni- and O- orbitals is in general more itinerant. Over a broad range of hole doping, the doped holes occupy primarily the and orbitals, whereas the and orbitals retain underdoped. We propose an effective model to capture the relevant physics and discuss the implications of our result for comprehending the superconductivity.

Hund's coupling is discussed

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