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Layered nickelates are believed to exhibit superconductivity similar to that found in the cuprates. However, the precise crystal structure of the superconducting phase of the layered nickelates has not been fully clarified. Here, I use…
To understand the superconductivity recently discovered in Nd$_{0.8}$Sr$_{0.2}$NiO$_2$, we carried out LDA+DMFT (local density approximation plus dynamical mean-field theory) and magnetic force response calculations. The on-site correlation…
Motivated by the potential for cuprate-like superconductivity in monolayer rare-earth nickelate superlattices, we study the effects of crystal field splitting, lattice distortions and strain on the charge, magnetic, and orbital order in…
Significant magnetic exchange interactions have been observed in infinite-layer nickelates RNiO2 (R = La, Pr, Nd), which exhibit unconventional superconductivity upon hole doping. Despite their structural and Fermi surface similarities to…
We theoretically investigate a freestanding membrane of infinite-layer nickelate Nd$_{0.85}$Sr$_{0.15}$NiO$_2$ under pressure by constructing a seven-orbital effective model based on first-principles calculations. By performing the…
Recent experiments have shown that the reduced multilayer rare-earth (RE) nickel oxides of form RE$_{p+1}$Ni$_p$O$_{2p+2}$ may belong to the novel family of superconducting lanthanide nickelates. Here, the correlated electronic structure of…
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…
The extent to which electronic dimensionality influences magnetism and superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates remains unsettled. Here we report high-precision crystallographic-axis-resolved dc transport measurements on…
High-transition-temperature ($T_{C}$) superconductivity is recently discovered in Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate films with extraordinarily strong oxidation. While investigating phase diagrams is essential for uncovering the…
We study theoretically the fluoro-nickelate series $A$NiF$_2$ ($A=$ Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) in the tetragonal $P4/mmm$ infinite-layer structure. We use density functional theory to determine the structural parameters and the electronic band…
Superconductivity in a novel class of layered materials, Ti-based pnictide oxides, was recently discovered. These compounds have attracted interest since they combine features of copper oxide and iron pnictide superconductors. Here the…
Superconductivity with a remarkably high $T_c$ has recently been found in Sr-doped NdNiO$_2$ thin films. While this system bears strong similarities to the cuprates, some differences, such as a weaker antiferromagnetic exchange coupling and…
The pairing symmetry in infinite-layer nickelate superconductors has been an intriguing problem under heated debates. In this work, we study a two-orbital Hubbard model with one strongly correlated $3d$ orbital and one more itinerant $5d$…
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 in the vicinity of a competing electronic order often manifests itself with a superconducting dome, centred at a presumed quantum critical point in the phase diagram. This common feature, found in many unconventional…
This article summarizes recent work on the many-body (beyond density functional theory) electronic structure of layered rare-earth nickelates, both in the context of the materials themselves and in comparison to the high-temperature…
Bilayer nickelates exhibit high-temperature superconductivity under proper hydrostatic pressure or epitaxial strain, signifying the emergence of quantum phase transitions whose physical mechanisms remain unclear. Using a minimal bilayer…
The dynamics of Higgs mode in superconductors, manifested as coherent oscillations of the superconducting order parameter amplitude, provides vital insights into the nature of the superconducting gap structure and symmetry. Here we utilize…
Optimization of unconventional superconductivity involves a balance of interaction strengths. Precise determination of correlation strength across different material families is therefore important. Here, we present a combined X-ray…
The layered square-planar nickelates, Nd$_{n+1}$Ni$_{n}$O$_{2n+2}$, are an appealing system to tune the electronic properties of square-planar nickelates via dimensionality; indeed, superconductivity was recently observed in…