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Fermi-surface pockets in $YBa_2Cu_3O_{6.5}$ : A comparison of ab initio techniques
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. B 79, 064519 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- We study the Fermi surface of metallic, non-magnetic \textit{ortho}-II YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{6.5}$ using three different density-functional-based band-structure techniques (GGA, GGA+U, PSIC). The calculated Fermi surface exhibits no pockets in GGA+U and PSIC, a minor one in GGA. Upon shifting the Fermi level in the vicinity of the calculated value, we instead observe several pocket structures. We calculate their cross-sectional areas and cyclotron masses. Overall, our calculations show no solid evidence of the existence of electron-like --nor, in fact, of any-- Fermi surface pockets in this phase. This suggests that the origin of the pockets should be sought for in other, different phases.<br />Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, in print on PRB 79 (2009)
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. B 79, 064519 (2009)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.0901.4427
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.064519