Orbital Symmetry and Electron Correlation in Na_{x}CoO_2

Abstract

Measurements of polarization-dependent soft x-ray absorption reveal that the electronic states determining the low-energy excitations of Na${}_x$CoO${}_2$ have predominantly $a_{1g}$ symmetry with significant O $2p$ character. A large transfer of spectral weight observed in O $1s$ x-ray absorption provides spectral evidence for strong electron correlations in the layered cobaltates. Comparing Co $2p$ x-ray absorption with calculations based on a cluster model, we conclude that Na${}_x$CoO${}_2$ exhibits a charge-transfer electronic character rather than a Mott-Hubbard character.

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