X-ray Absorption and Resonant X-ray Emission at the Carbon Edge of Li$_2$CO$_3$

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Hauptverfasser: Vinson, John, Jach, Terrence, Unterumsberger, Rainer, Woodcox, Michael A., Beckhoff, Burkhard
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author Vinson, John
Jach, Terrence
Unterumsberger, Rainer
Woodcox, Michael A.
Beckhoff, Burkhard
author_facet Vinson, John
Jach, Terrence
Unterumsberger, Rainer
Woodcox, Michael A.
Beckhoff, Burkhard
contents While highly successful, density functional theory is known to have limitations owing to its neglect of many-body electron-electron interactions. This neglect leads to errors in the single-particle energies, leading to underestimated band gaps and band widths as well as errors in band alignment at interfaces. Many-body perturbation theory, in the form of the $GW$ self-energy correction, has been widely used to improve upon these short-comings. Though less well studied, the same $GW$ method is also able to predict the finite quasiparticle lifetime that is seen to cause anomalous broadening in the lowest-lying lines of valence emission spectra. Using near-edge x-ray absorption and emission, we probe the electronic structure of Li$_2$CO$_3$. Our measurements are compared to first-principles calculations, including $GW$ self-energy corrections to the single-particle energies and excitonic effects from the Bethe-Salpeter equation.
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spellingShingle X-ray Absorption and Resonant X-ray Emission at the Carbon Edge of Li$_2$CO$_3$
Vinson, John
Jach, Terrence
Unterumsberger, Rainer
Woodcox, Michael A.
Beckhoff, Burkhard
Materials Science
While highly successful, density functional theory is known to have limitations owing to its neglect of many-body electron-electron interactions. This neglect leads to errors in the single-particle energies, leading to underestimated band gaps and band widths as well as errors in band alignment at interfaces. Many-body perturbation theory, in the form of the $GW$ self-energy correction, has been widely used to improve upon these short-comings. Though less well studied, the same $GW$ method is also able to predict the finite quasiparticle lifetime that is seen to cause anomalous broadening in the lowest-lying lines of valence emission spectra. Using near-edge x-ray absorption and emission, we probe the electronic structure of Li$_2$CO$_3$. Our measurements are compared to first-principles calculations, including $GW$ self-energy corrections to the single-particle energies and excitonic effects from the Bethe-Salpeter equation.
title X-ray Absorption and Resonant X-ray Emission at the Carbon Edge of Li$_2$CO$_3$
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.13228