Abstract
AbstractThe optical properties of low-dimensional dielectric cuprates, including parent systems for high-temperature superconductors, such as La_2CuO_4, Sr_2CuO_2Cl_2, and YBa_2Cu_3O_6 are briefly reviewed. The main focus is on the d – d and p – d charge transfer transitions, which determine the fundamental absorption band. The analysis of optical properties shows the instability of parent cuprates against the d – d charge transfer with the formation of metastable electron–hole (EH) dimers of the Cu^1+–Cu^3+-type pairs coupled by the two-particle transfer and characterized by the giant electric polarizability. The formation of a system of stable EH dimers upon nonisovalent substitution determines the unconventional properties of the pseudogap and superconducting phases of doped cuprates.
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