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تسجيل مستخدم جديدElectron-lattice interactions strongly renormalize the charge transfer energy in the spin-chain cuprate Li$_2$CuO$_2$
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Strongly correlated insulators are broadly divided into two classes: Mott-Hubbard insulators, where the insulating gap is driven by the Coulomb repulsion $U$ on the transition-metal cation, and charge-transfer insulators, where the gap is driven by the charge transfer energy $Delta$ between the cation and the ligand anions. The relative magnitudes of $U$ and $Delta$ determine which class a material belongs to, and subsequently the nature of its low-energy excitations. These energy scales are typically understood through the local chemistry of the active ions. Here we show that the situation is more complex in the low-dimensional charge transfer insulator Li$_mathrm{2}$CuO$_mathrm{2}$, where $Delta$ has a large non-electronic component. Combining resonant inelastic x-ray scattering with detailed modeling, we determine how the elementary lattice, charge, spin, and orbital excitations are entangled in this material. This results in a large lattice-driven renormalization of $Delta$, which significantly reshapes the fundamental electronic properties of Li$_mathrm{2}$CuO$_mathrm{2}$.
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