Electron-phonon mediated superconductivity in La$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$ nickel oxides

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Main Authors: Alvarez, Alvaro Adrian Carrasco, Petit, Sebastien, Iglesias, Lucia, Bibes, Manuel, Prellier, Wilfrid, Varignon, Julien
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author Alvarez, Alvaro Adrian Carrasco
Petit, Sebastien
Iglesias, Lucia
Bibes, Manuel
Prellier, Wilfrid
Varignon, Julien
author_facet Alvarez, Alvaro Adrian Carrasco
Petit, Sebastien
Iglesias, Lucia
Bibes, Manuel
Prellier, Wilfrid
Varignon, Julien
contents Nickel oxide superconductors offer an alternative playground for understanding the formation of Cooper pairs in correlated materials such as the famous cuprates. By studying the La$_{n+1}$Ni$_n$O$_{2n+2}$ phase diagram on the basis of hybrid and spin-polarized density functional theory simulations, we reveal the existence of charge and bond ordered (CBO) insulating phases that are quenched by doping effects, ultimately resulting in a metallic phase at the n=5 member. Nevertheless, the phonons associated with the CBO identified in the phase diagram remain sufficiently large to mediate Cooper pairs in La$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$, yielding a computed critical temperature between T$_c$=11-19K consistent with the 13K observed experimentally in Nd$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$. Thus, in order to identify the superconducting mechanism, extracting the relevant instabilities in the doping phase diagram of superconductors appears critical.
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spellingShingle Electron-phonon mediated superconductivity in La$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$ nickel oxides
Alvarez, Alvaro Adrian Carrasco
Petit, Sebastien
Iglesias, Lucia
Bibes, Manuel
Prellier, Wilfrid
Varignon, Julien
Superconductivity
Materials Science
Nickel oxide superconductors offer an alternative playground for understanding the formation of Cooper pairs in correlated materials such as the famous cuprates. By studying the La$_{n+1}$Ni$_n$O$_{2n+2}$ phase diagram on the basis of hybrid and spin-polarized density functional theory simulations, we reveal the existence of charge and bond ordered (CBO) insulating phases that are quenched by doping effects, ultimately resulting in a metallic phase at the n=5 member. Nevertheless, the phonons associated with the CBO identified in the phase diagram remain sufficiently large to mediate Cooper pairs in La$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$, yielding a computed critical temperature between T$_c$=11-19K consistent with the 13K observed experimentally in Nd$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$. Thus, in order to identify the superconducting mechanism, extracting the relevant instabilities in the doping phase diagram of superconductors appears critical.
title Electron-phonon mediated superconductivity in La$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$ nickel oxides
topic Superconductivity
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.13674