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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…

We report the observation of superconductivity in infinite-layer Ca-doped LaNiO$_2$ (La$_{1-x}$Ca$_x$NiO$_2$) thin films and construct their phase diagram. Unlike the metal-insulator transition in Nd- and Pr-based nickelates, the undoped…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-02-25 S. W. Zeng , C. J. Li , L. E. Chow , Y. Cao , Z. T. Zhang , C. S. Tang , X. M. Yin , Z. S. Lim , J. X. Hu , P. Yang , A. Ariando

We propose that the superconductivity recently observed in Nd$_{0.8}$Sr$_{0.2}$NiO$_2$ with critical temperature in the range $9$ K to $15$ K results from the same charge carriers and the same mechanism that we have proposed give rise to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-10-01 J. E. Hirsch , F. Marsiglio

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…

The discovery of superconductivity in bulk Ruddlesden-Popper La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$(LNO327) under high hydrostatic pressure has redefined the recent experimental consensus that nickelate superconductivity is restricted to systems with a $3d^9$…

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…

The infinite-layer nickelates, proposed as analogs to superconducting cuprates, provide a promising platform for exploring the mechanisms of unconventional superconductivity. However, the superconductivity under atmospheric pressure has…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-23 Yin Yuan , Wu Mei , Ding Xiang , He Peiyi , Li Qize , Zhang Xiaowen , Zhu Ruixue , Mao Ruilin , Gao Xiaoyue , Shi Ruochen , Qiao Liang , Gao Peng

Nickelate superconductors provide a valuable new platform for the study of unconventional superconductivity that is complementary to the cuprates. One of the central puzzles about high-temperature superconductors is what factors determine…

The discovery of superconductivity in nickelate compounds has opened new avenues in the study of high-temperature superconductors. Here we provide a comprehensive overview of recent progress in the field, including all different nickelate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-11 Yuxin Wang , Kun Jiang , Jianjun Ying , Tao Wu , Jinguang Cheng , Jiangping Hu , Xianhui Chen

We report the phase diagram of Nd$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$NiO$_2$ infinite layer thin films grown on SrTiO$_3$. A superconducting dome spanning $0.125 < x < 0.25$ is found, remarkably similar to cuprates, albeit over a narrower doping window. However,…

Revealing the momentum-resolved electronic structure of infinite-layer nickelates is essential for understanding this new class of unconventional superconductors, but has been hindered by the formidable challenges in improving the sample…

The recently reported superconductivity 9-15 K in Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2/SrTiO3 heterostructures that were fabricated by a soft-chemical topotactic reduction approach based on precursor Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO3 thin films deposited on SrTiO3 substrates, has…

The recent development of freestanding oxide thin films opens up exciting opportunities for the design of novel heterostructures with enhanced functionalities. Here, we explore the fabrication of membranes consisting of dense arrays of…

Bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates display superconductivity near 80 K under high pressure, establishing a new nickelate platform for studying unconventional high-temperature superconductivity. The recent stabilization of superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-13 Meng Zhang , Xi Yan

High-temperature unconventional superconductivity quite generically emerges from doping a strongly correlated parent compound, often (close to) an antiferromagnetic insulator. The recently developed dynamical vertex approximation is a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-06-04 Simone Di Cataldo , Paul Worm , Jan Tomczak , Liang Si , Karsten Held

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 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

Since the discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates RNiO$_2$ (R=La, Pr, Nd), great research efforts have been paid to unveil its underlying superconducting mechanism. However, the physical origin of the intriguing…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-07-20 T. Y. Xie , Z. Liu , Chao Cao , Z. F. Wang , J. L. Yang , W. Zhu

The discovery of superconducting states in the nickelate thin film with infinite-layer structure has paved a new way for studying unconventional superconductivity. So far, research in this field is still very limited due to difficulties in…

The emergence of the infinite-layer superconducting nickelate thin films marks the Ni age of superconductivity, which has excited a huge surge of studies since the first report in August of 2019. Despite of the tremendous attention drawn…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-09-07 Xiaorong Zhou , Peixin Qin , Zexin Feng , Han Yan , Xiaoning Wang , Hongyu Chen , Ziang Meng , Zhiqi Liu