Unconventional crystal structure of the high-pressure superconductor La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$
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| author | Puphal, Pascal Reiss, Pascal Enderlein, Niklas Wu, Yu-Mi Khaliullin, Giniyat Sundaramurthy, Vignesh Priessnitz, Tim Knauft, Manuel Richter, Lea Isobe, Masahiko van Aken, Peter A. Takagi, Hidenori Keimer, Bernhard Suyolcu, Y. Eren Wehinger, Björn Hansmann, Philipp Hepting, Matthias |
| author_facet | Puphal, Pascal Reiss, Pascal Enderlein, Niklas Wu, Yu-Mi Khaliullin, Giniyat Sundaramurthy, Vignesh Priessnitz, Tim Knauft, Manuel Richter, Lea Isobe, Masahiko van Aken, Peter A. Takagi, Hidenori Keimer, Bernhard Suyolcu, Y. Eren Wehinger, Björn Hansmann, Philipp Hepting, Matthias |
| contents | The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ at pressures above 14 GPa has spurred extensive research efforts. Yet, fundamental aspects of the superconducting phase, including the possibility of a filamentary character, are currently subjects of controversial debates. Conversely, a crystal structure with NiO$_6$ octahedral bilayers stacked along the $c$-axis direction was consistently posited in initial studies on La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$. Here we reassess this structure in optical floating zone-grown La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ single crystals that show signs of filamentary superconductivity. Employing scanning transmission electron microscopy and single-crystal x-ray diffraction under high pressures, we observe multiple crystallographic phases in these crystals, with the majority phase exhibiting alternating monolayers and trilayers of NiO$_6$ octahedra, signifying a profound deviation from the previously suggested bilayer structure. Using density functional theory, we disentangle the individual contributions of the monolayer and trilayer structural units to the electronic band structure of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, providing a firm basis for advanced theoretical modeling and future evaluations of the potential of the monolayer-trilayer structure for hosting superconductivity. |
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| spellingShingle | Unconventional crystal structure of the high-pressure superconductor La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ Puphal, Pascal Reiss, Pascal Enderlein, Niklas Wu, Yu-Mi Khaliullin, Giniyat Sundaramurthy, Vignesh Priessnitz, Tim Knauft, Manuel Richter, Lea Isobe, Masahiko van Aken, Peter A. Takagi, Hidenori Keimer, Bernhard Suyolcu, Y. Eren Wehinger, Björn Hansmann, Philipp Hepting, Matthias Superconductivity Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ at pressures above 14 GPa has spurred extensive research efforts. Yet, fundamental aspects of the superconducting phase, including the possibility of a filamentary character, are currently subjects of controversial debates. Conversely, a crystal structure with NiO$_6$ octahedral bilayers stacked along the $c$-axis direction was consistently posited in initial studies on La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$. Here we reassess this structure in optical floating zone-grown La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ single crystals that show signs of filamentary superconductivity. Employing scanning transmission electron microscopy and single-crystal x-ray diffraction under high pressures, we observe multiple crystallographic phases in these crystals, with the majority phase exhibiting alternating monolayers and trilayers of NiO$_6$ octahedra, signifying a profound deviation from the previously suggested bilayer structure. Using density functional theory, we disentangle the individual contributions of the monolayer and trilayer structural units to the electronic band structure of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, providing a firm basis for advanced theoretical modeling and future evaluations of the potential of the monolayer-trilayer structure for hosting superconductivity. |
| title | Unconventional crystal structure of the high-pressure superconductor La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ |
| topic | Superconductivity Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.07341 |