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Optimization for epitaxial fabrication of infinite-layer nickelate superconductors |
Minghui Xu1, Yan Zhao1, Xiang Ding1, Huaqian Leng1, Shu Zhang1, Jie Gong1, Haiyan Xiao1, Xiaotao Zu1, Huiqian Luo4,5, Ke-Jin Zhou3, Bing Huang2, Liang Qiao1( ) |
1. School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China 2. Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China 3. Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom 4. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China 5. Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China |
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Abstract The discovery of nickelates superconductor creates exciting opportunities to unconventional superconductivity. However, its synthesis is challenging and only a few groups worldwide can obtain samples with zero-resistance. This problem becomes the major barrier for this field. From plume dynamics perspective, we found the synthesis of superconducting nickelates is a complex process and the challenge is twofold, i.e., how to stabilize an ideal infinite-layer structure Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2, and then how to make Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 superconducting? The competition between perovskite Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO3 and Ruddlesden−Popper defect phase is crucial for obtaining infinite-layer structure. Due to inequivalent angular distributions of condensate during laser ablation, the laser energy density is critical to obtain phase-pure Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO3. However, for obtaining superconductivity, both laser energy density and substrate temperature are very important. We also demonstrate the superconducting Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 epitaxial film is very stable in ambient conditions up to 512 days. Our results provide important insights for fabrication of superconducting infinite-layer nickelates towards future device applications.
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nickelate superconductivity
infinite-layer
plasma condensate
plume dynamics
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Corresponding Author(s):
Liang Qiao
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Issue Date: 20 December 2023
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