Revealing electronic correlations in YNi$_2$B$_2$C using photoemission spectroscopy

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Main Authors: Pulkkinen, Aki, Kremer, Geoffroy, Strocov, Vladimir N., Weber, Frank, Minár, Ján, Monney, Claude
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Published: 2025
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author Pulkkinen, Aki
Kremer, Geoffroy
Strocov, Vladimir N.
Weber, Frank
Minár, Ján
Monney, Claude
author_facet Pulkkinen, Aki
Kremer, Geoffroy
Strocov, Vladimir N.
Weber, Frank
Minár, Ján
Monney, Claude
contents We present a combined density functional theory (DFT), one-step model of photoemission, and soft x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (SX-ARPES) study of the electronic structure of the quaternary borocarbide superconductor YNi$_2$B$_2$C. Our analysis reveals the presence of moderate electronic correlations beyond the semilocal DFT within the generalized gradient approximation. We show that DFT and the full potential Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method combined with the dynamical mean field theory (DFT+DMFT) with average Coulomb interaction U = 3.0 eV and the exchange energy J = 0.9 eV applied to the Ni d-states are necessary for reproducing the experimentally observed SX-ARPES spectra.
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spellingShingle Revealing electronic correlations in YNi$_2$B$_2$C using photoemission spectroscopy
Pulkkinen, Aki
Kremer, Geoffroy
Strocov, Vladimir N.
Weber, Frank
Minár, Ján
Monney, Claude
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
We present a combined density functional theory (DFT), one-step model of photoemission, and soft x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (SX-ARPES) study of the electronic structure of the quaternary borocarbide superconductor YNi$_2$B$_2$C. Our analysis reveals the presence of moderate electronic correlations beyond the semilocal DFT within the generalized gradient approximation. We show that DFT and the full potential Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method combined with the dynamical mean field theory (DFT+DMFT) with average Coulomb interaction U = 3.0 eV and the exchange energy J = 0.9 eV applied to the Ni d-states are necessary for reproducing the experimentally observed SX-ARPES spectra.
title Revealing electronic correlations in YNi$_2$B$_2$C using photoemission spectroscopy
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11886