Millimeter-scale freestanding superconducting infinite-layer nickelate membranes
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| author | Lee, Yonghun Wei, Xin Yu, Yijun Bhatt, Lopa Lee, Kyuho Goodge, Berit H. Harvey, Shannon P. Wang, Bai Yang Muller, David A. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Lee, Wei-Sheng Raghu, Srinivas Hwang, Harold Y. |
| author_facet | Lee, Yonghun Wei, Xin Yu, Yijun Bhatt, Lopa Lee, Kyuho Goodge, Berit H. Harvey, Shannon P. Wang, Bai Yang Muller, David A. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Lee, Wei-Sheng Raghu, Srinivas Hwang, Harold Y. |
| contents | Progress in the study of infinite-layer nickelates has always been highly linked to materials advances. In particular, the recent development of superconductivity via hole-doping was predicated on the controlled synthesis of Ni in a very high oxidation state, and subsequent topotactic reduction to a very low oxidation state, currently limited to epitaxial thin films. Here we demonstrate a process to combine these steps with a heterostructure which includes an epitaxial soluble buffer layer, enabling the release of freestanding membranes of (Nd,Sr)NiO2 encapsulated in SrTiO3, which serves as a protective layer. The membranes have comparable structural and electronic properties to that of optimized thin films, and range in lateral dimensions from millimeters to ~100 micron fragments, depending on the degree of strain released with respect to the initial substrate. The changes in the superconducting transition temperature associated with membrane release are quite similar to those reported for substrate and pressure variations, suggestive of a common underlying mechanism. These membranes structures should provide a versatile platform for a range of experimental studies and devices free from substrate constraints. |
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| spellingShingle | Millimeter-scale freestanding superconducting infinite-layer nickelate membranes Lee, Yonghun Wei, Xin Yu, Yijun Bhatt, Lopa Lee, Kyuho Goodge, Berit H. Harvey, Shannon P. Wang, Bai Yang Muller, David A. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Lee, Wei-Sheng Raghu, Srinivas Hwang, Harold Y. Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity Progress in the study of infinite-layer nickelates has always been highly linked to materials advances. In particular, the recent development of superconductivity via hole-doping was predicated on the controlled synthesis of Ni in a very high oxidation state, and subsequent topotactic reduction to a very low oxidation state, currently limited to epitaxial thin films. Here we demonstrate a process to combine these steps with a heterostructure which includes an epitaxial soluble buffer layer, enabling the release of freestanding membranes of (Nd,Sr)NiO2 encapsulated in SrTiO3, which serves as a protective layer. The membranes have comparable structural and electronic properties to that of optimized thin films, and range in lateral dimensions from millimeters to ~100 micron fragments, depending on the degree of strain released with respect to the initial substrate. The changes in the superconducting transition temperature associated with membrane release are quite similar to those reported for substrate and pressure variations, suggestive of a common underlying mechanism. These membranes structures should provide a versatile platform for a range of experimental studies and devices free from substrate constraints. |
| title | Millimeter-scale freestanding superconducting infinite-layer nickelate membranes |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05104 |