Critical role of hydrogen for superconductivity in nickelates

X Ding, CC Tam, X Sui, Y Zhao, M Xu, J Choi, H Leng… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The newly discovered nickelate superconductors so far only exist in epitaxial thin films
synthesized by a topotactic reaction with metal hydrides. This method changes the …

Correlated electronic structure, orbital-selective behavior, and magnetic correlations in double-layer under pressure

DA Shilenko, IV Leonov - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Using ab initio band structure and DFT+ dynamical mean-field theory methods we examine
the effects of electron-electron interactions on the normal state electronic structure, Fermi …

Experimental progress on the emergent infinite-layer Ni-based superconductors

X Zhou, P Qin, Z Feng, H Yan, X Wang, H Chen… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Topotactic transition: A promising opportunity for creating new oxides

Z Meng, H Yan, P Qin, X Zhou, X Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topotactic transition is a structural phase change in a matrix crystal lattice mediated by the
ordered loss/gain and rearrangement of atoms, leading to unusual coordination …

Evidence for charge and spin density waves in single crystals of La3Ni2O7 and La3Ni2O6

Z Liu, H Sun, M Huo, X Ma, Y Ji, E Yi, L Li, H Liu… - Science China Physics …, 2023 - Springer
Charge and spin orders are intimately related to superconductivity in copper oxide
superconductors. Elucidation of the competing orders in various nickel oxide compounds is …

[PDF][PDF] Theoretical insight on the LK-99 material

J Cabezas-Escares, NF Barrera… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Two recent preprints in physics archive (arXiv) have called the attention as they claim
experimental evidence that a Cu-substituted apatite material (called LK-99) exhibits …

Pairing symmetry in infinite-layer nickelate superconductor

LE Chow, SK Sudheesh, ZY Luo, P Nandi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
The superconducting infinite-layer nickelate family has risen as a promising platform for
revealing the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity. However, its challenging …

Origin of a topotactic reduction effect for superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates

S Zeng, CS Tang, Z Luo, LE Chow, ZS Lim… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Topotactic reduction utilizing metal hydrides as reagents has emerged as an effective
approach to achieve exceptionally low oxidization states of metal ions and unconventional …

Infinite-layer nickelate superconductors: A current experimental perspective of the crystal and electronic structures

LE Chow, A Ariando - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
After the reward of more than 2 decades of pursuit on the high-Tc cuprate analog with the
hope to obtain a better understanding of the mechanism of high-Tc superconductivity, the …

Improvement of superconducting properties in thin films by tuning topochemical reduction temperature

M Osada, K Fujiwara, T Nojima, A Tsukazaki - Physical Review Materials, 2023 - APS
The recently discovered nickelate superconductor with an infinite Ni O 2 layer is synthesized
via topochemical reduction with hydride reductant, which selectively removes apical …