Variational approach to strong correlation in the photoemission of electron-doped superconductors Original Research Article

We use a variational approach with strictly strong-correlated constraint to gain insight into low-energy states of t-t′-t″-Jt-t′-t″-J model in the electron-doped regime. Compared with the recent results on the electron-doped cuprates obtained by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we show that based on the long-range ordered antiferromagnetic metallic state prohibiting vacant sites, our results lead to qualitatively similar trends in ARPES spectra and Fermi surface topology. Additionally, the results about the evolution of the energy gap and spectral weight as a function of doping will be discussed.