Hydrogen is not necessary for superconductivity in topotactically reduced nickelates
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| author | Balakrishnan, Purnima P. Segedin, Dan Ferenc Chow, Lin Er Quarterman, P. Muramoto, Shin Surendran, Mythili Patel, Ranjan K. LaBollita, Harrison Pan, Grace A. Song, Qi Zhang, Yang Baggari, Ismail El Jagadish, Koushik Shao, Yu-Tsun Goodge, Berit H. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Middey, Srimanta Botana, Antia S. Ravichandran, Jayakanth Ariando, A. Mundy, Julia A. Grutter, Alexander J. |
| author_facet | Balakrishnan, Purnima P. Segedin, Dan Ferenc Chow, Lin Er Quarterman, P. Muramoto, Shin Surendran, Mythili Patel, Ranjan K. LaBollita, Harrison Pan, Grace A. Song, Qi Zhang, Yang Baggari, Ismail El Jagadish, Koushik Shao, Yu-Tsun Goodge, Berit H. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Middey, Srimanta Botana, Antia S. Ravichandran, Jayakanth Ariando, A. Mundy, Julia A. Grutter, Alexander J. |
| contents | A key open question in the study of layered superconducting nickelate films is the role that hydrogen incorporation into the lattice plays in the appearance of the superconducting state. Due to the challenges of stabilizing highly crystalline square planar nickelate films, films are prepared by the deposition of a more stable parent compound which is then transformed into the target phase via a topotactic reaction with a strongly reducing agent such as CaH$_2$. Recent studies, both experimental and theoretical, have introduced the possibility that the incorporation of hydrogen from the reducing agent into the nickelate lattice may be critical for the superconductivity. In this work, we use secondary ion mass spectrometry to examine superconducting La$_{1-x}$X$_x$NiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$ (X = Ca and Sr) and Nd$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$ / NdGaO$_3$ films, along with non-superconducting NdNiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$ and (Nd,Sr)NiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$. We find no evidence for extensive hydrogen incorporation across a broad range of samples, including both superconducting and non-superconducting films. Theoretical calculations indicate that hydrogen incorporation is broadly energetically unfavorable in these systems, supporting our conclusion that hydrogen incorporation is not generally required to achieve a superconducting state in layered square-planar nickelates. |
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| spellingShingle | Hydrogen is not necessary for superconductivity in topotactically reduced nickelates Balakrishnan, Purnima P. Segedin, Dan Ferenc Chow, Lin Er Quarterman, P. Muramoto, Shin Surendran, Mythili Patel, Ranjan K. LaBollita, Harrison Pan, Grace A. Song, Qi Zhang, Yang Baggari, Ismail El Jagadish, Koushik Shao, Yu-Tsun Goodge, Berit H. Kourkoutis, Lena F. Middey, Srimanta Botana, Antia S. Ravichandran, Jayakanth Ariando, A. Mundy, Julia A. Grutter, Alexander J. Superconductivity Materials Science A key open question in the study of layered superconducting nickelate films is the role that hydrogen incorporation into the lattice plays in the appearance of the superconducting state. Due to the challenges of stabilizing highly crystalline square planar nickelate films, films are prepared by the deposition of a more stable parent compound which is then transformed into the target phase via a topotactic reaction with a strongly reducing agent such as CaH$_2$. Recent studies, both experimental and theoretical, have introduced the possibility that the incorporation of hydrogen from the reducing agent into the nickelate lattice may be critical for the superconductivity. In this work, we use secondary ion mass spectrometry to examine superconducting La$_{1-x}$X$_x$NiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$ (X = Ca and Sr) and Nd$_6$Ni$_5$O$_{12}$ / NdGaO$_3$ films, along with non-superconducting NdNiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$ and (Nd,Sr)NiO$_2$ / SrTiO$_3$. We find no evidence for extensive hydrogen incorporation across a broad range of samples, including both superconducting and non-superconducting films. Theoretical calculations indicate that hydrogen incorporation is broadly energetically unfavorable in these systems, supporting our conclusion that hydrogen incorporation is not generally required to achieve a superconducting state in layered square-planar nickelates. |
| title | Hydrogen is not necessary for superconductivity in topotactically reduced nickelates |
| topic | Superconductivity Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01796 |