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Why is Superconductivity absent in bulk Infinite-layer Nickelates?

Superconductivity 2022-06-16 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We answer in affirmative the absence of superconductivity in bulk prepared samples of doped infinite-layer Nickelates through a simple magnetostatic model. In an independent approach we also employ Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations for the same investigation. Our investigations reveal that it is the formation of Nickel clusters and Nickel deficient regions in bulk prepared samples (as opposed to thin films) that leads to the absence of superconductivity in bulk prepared samples.

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@article{arxiv.2206.07539,
  title  = {Why is Superconductivity absent in bulk Infinite-layer Nickelates?},
  author = {Akariti Sharma and Bharathiganesh Devanarayanan and Pratik D. Patel and Navinder Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.07539},
  year   = {2022}
}
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