Correlation effects in photoelectron spectra of high-Tc superconductive oxides: the hole-induced redistribution of Cu3d states in La2CuO4

In the transition state model using the LMTO-Green function method an investigation is performed of the changes in energy distribution of Cu3d and O2p states in the valence band of La₂CuO₄ which are caused by the presence of the photoelectron hole. It is shown that taking the hole into account leads to a sharp decrease in the density of Cu3d states on the Fermi level and to a low-energy shift of the d band edge relative to the Fermi level. The grounds for the suggestion of the purely oxygenic nature of hole carriers in high-T_c superconductors are discussed.