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We report the phase diagram of infinite layer Pr$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$NiO$_2$ thin films synthesized via topotactic reduction from the perovskite precursor phase using CaH$_2$. Based on the electrical transport properties, we find a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-01-04 Motoki Osada , Bai Yang Wang , Kyuho Lee , Danfeng Li , Harold Y. Hwang

The discovery of superconductivity in Sr-doped NdNiO$_{2}$ is a crucial breakthrough in the long pursuit for nickel oxide materials with electronic and magnetic properties similar to those of the cuprates. NdNiO$_2$ is the infinite-layer…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-08-05 Emilian M. Nica , Jyoti Krishna , Rong Yu , Qimiao Si , Antia S. Botana , Onur Erten

Anion doping offers immense potential for tailoring material properties, but achieving precise control over anion incorporation remains a challenge due to complex synthesis processes and limitations in local dopant detection. Here, we…

We theoretically propose a possibility of realizing high $T_c$ superconductivity having $s\pm$-wave symmetry in the heavily hole-doped infinite layer nickelates La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$NiO$_2$. We consider situations where the original $P4/mmm$…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-27 Hirofumi Sakakibara , Ryota Mizuno , Masayuki Ochi , Hidetomo Usui , Kazuhiko Kuroki

La$_2$NiO$_4$ is an antiferromagnetic insulator with a structural resemblance to its cuprate counterpart, La$_2$CuO$_4$. However, La$_2$CuO$_4$ has a Cu$^{2+}$ or 3$d^9$ electronic configuration that needs to be hole or electron doped for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-07-29 Ying Gao , Wenfeng Wu , Zhaoxin Liu , Karsten Held , Liang Si

Rare-earth infinite-layer nickelates represent an emerging class of unconventional superconductors, with materials synthesis largely limited to early lanthanide compounds. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of phase-pure…

The recent achievement of superconductivity in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_{7-\delta}$ with transition temperatures exceeding 40 K in thin films under compressive strain and 80 K in bulk crystals under high pressure opens new avenues for research on…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-30 Lifen Xiang , Siyi Lei , Xiaolin Ren , Ziao Han , Zijian Xu , X. J. Zhou , Zhihai Zhu

Based on first-principles calculations including a Coulomb repulsion term, we identify trends in the electronic reconstruction of $A$NiO$_2$/SrTiO$_3$(001) ($A=$ Pr, La) and $A$CuO$_2$/SrTiO$_3$(001) ($A=$ Ca, Sr). Common to all cases is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-22 Benjamin Geisler , Rossitza Pentcheva

We report evidence for superconductivity with onset temperatures up to 11 K in thin films of the infinite-layer nickelate parent compound NdNiO$_2$. A combination of oxide molecular-beam epitaxy and atomic hydrogen reduction yields samples…

Systematically controlling the superconducting transition temperature ($T_\text{c}$) in the bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ remains a significant challenge. Here, we address this by synthesizing high-quality…

Recently superconductivity at 9 - 15 K was discovered in an infinite-layer nickelate (Nd$_{0.8}$Sr$_{0.2}$NiO$_2$ films), which has received enormous attention. Since the $Ni^{1+}$ ionic state in NdNiO$_2$ may have the $3d^9$ outer-shell…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-04-06 Qing Li , Chengping He , Jin Si , Xiyu Zhu , Yue Zhang , Hai-Hu Wen

The electronic structure of interfaces between YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_6$ and SrTiO$_3$ is studied using local spin density approximation (LSDA) with intra-atomic Coulomb repulsion (LSDA+U). We find a metallic state in cuprate/titanate…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 N. Pavlenko , I. Elfimov , T. Kopp , G. A. Sawatzky

Motivated by the recent theoretical materials design of superconducting $d^9$ nickelates for which the charge transfer from the NiO$_2$ to the block layer is completely suppressed [M. Hirayama $\textit{et al.}$, Phys. Rev. B $\textbf{101}$,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-06-13 Motoharu Kitatani , Yusuke Nomura , Motoaki Hirayama , Ryotaro Arita

The discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates has added a new family of materials to the fascinating growing class of unconventional superconductors. By incorporating the strongly correlated multi-orbital nature of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-08-15 Andreas Kreisel , Brian M. Andersen , Astrid T. Rømer , Ilya M. Eremin , Frank Lechermann

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in pressurized bulk $\mathrm{La}_{3}\mathrm{Ni}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{7}$ has ignited significant interest in nickelate superconductors. Unlike cuprates, where superconductivity predominantly…

The recent discovery of high-$T_c$ superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates has motivated extensive efforts to explore higher $T_c$ superconductors. Here, we systematically investigate Nd-doped La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ using density…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-06 Cui-Qun Chen , Wenyuan Qiu , Zhihui Luo , Meng Wang , Dao-Xin Yao

The recent discovery of superconductivity in Nd$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$NiO$_2$ has drawn significant attention in the field. A key open question regards the evolution of the electronic structure with respect to hole doping. Here, we exploit x-ray…

The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in hole-doped SmNiO$_2$, exhibiting the record-high transition temperature $T_c$ among infinite-layer (IL) nickelates, has opened a new avenue for exploring design principles of…

Infinite-layer Nd1-xSrxNiO2 thin films with Sr doping level x from 0.08 to 0.3 were synthesized and investigated. We found a superconducting dome to be between 0.12 and 0.235 which is accompanied by a weakly insulating behaviour in both…

Nickel-based complex oxides have served as a playground for decades in the quest for a copper-oxide analog of the high-temperature superconductivity. They may provide clues towards understanding the mechanism and an alternative route for…