Effective Hamiltonian for superconducting Ni oxides Nd$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$NiO$_2$ (1909.07427v2)

Abstract: We derive the effective single-band Hamiltonian in the flat NiO$2$ planes for nickelate compounds Nd${1-x}$Sr$x$NiO$_2$. We first implement the first-principles calculation to study electronic structures of nickelates using the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof hybrid density functional and derive a three-band Hubbard model for Ni-O $pd\sigma$ bands of Ni$^+$ $3d{x^2-y^2}$ and O$^{2-}$ $2p_{x/y}$ orbitals in the NiO$2$ planes. To obtain the effective one-band $t$-$t'$-$J$ model Hamiltonian, we perform the exact diagonalization of the three-band Hubbard model for the Ni$_5$O${16}$ cluster and map the low-energy spectra onto the effective one-band models. We find that the undoped NiO$2$ plane is a Hubbard Mott insulator, and the doped holes primarily locate on Ni sites. The physics of the NiO$_2$ plane is a doped Mott insulator, described by the one-band $t$-$t'$-$J$ model with $t=265$~meV, $t'=-21$~meV and $J=28.6$~meV. We also discuss the electronic structure for the "self-doping" effect and heavy fermion behavior of electron pockets of Nd$^{3+}$ $5d$ character in Nd${1-x}$Sr$_x$NiO$_2$.