Superconducting gap structure and bosonic mode in La2PrNi2O7 thin films at ambient pressure

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Main Authors: Fan, Shengtai, Ou, Mengjun, Scholten, Marius, Li, Qing, Shang, Zhiyuan, Wang, Yi, Xu, Jiasen, Yang, Huan, Eremin, Ilya M., Wen, Hai-Hu
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author Fan, Shengtai
Ou, Mengjun
Scholten, Marius
Li, Qing
Shang, Zhiyuan
Wang, Yi
Xu, Jiasen
Yang, Huan
Eremin, Ilya M.
Wen, Hai-Hu
author_facet Fan, Shengtai
Ou, Mengjun
Scholten, Marius
Li, Qing
Shang, Zhiyuan
Wang, Yi
Xu, Jiasen
Yang, Huan
Eremin, Ilya M.
Wen, Hai-Hu
contents The recent discovery of high temperature superconductivity in nickelate systems has generated tremendous interests in the field of superconductivity. The core issue to understand the superconductivity mechanism is about the superconducting gap and its symmetry. By using the substrate of SrLaAlO4(00l), we have successfully synthesized the superconducting thin film of La2PrNi2O7 with Tc(onset) = 41.5 K. Superconducting tunneling spectra are successfully measured on the terraces after we expose the superconducting layer by using the tip-excavation technique. The spectrum shows a two-gap structure with Delta1=19 meV, Delta2=6-8 meV, and fittings based on the Dynes model indicate that the dominant gap should have an anisotropic s-wave structure, this allows us to put the priority in selecting the s+- among the two arguable pairing models: s+- and d-wave. Furthermore, a clear bosonic mode with energy Omega=30+-2 meV is observed, which further supports a sign reversal gap. Our results shed new light in understanding the mystery of superconductivity in bilayer nickelate superconductors.
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spellingShingle Superconducting gap structure and bosonic mode in La2PrNi2O7 thin films at ambient pressure
Fan, Shengtai
Ou, Mengjun
Scholten, Marius
Li, Qing
Shang, Zhiyuan
Wang, Yi
Xu, Jiasen
Yang, Huan
Eremin, Ilya M.
Wen, Hai-Hu
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The recent discovery of high temperature superconductivity in nickelate systems has generated tremendous interests in the field of superconductivity. The core issue to understand the superconductivity mechanism is about the superconducting gap and its symmetry. By using the substrate of SrLaAlO4(00l), we have successfully synthesized the superconducting thin film of La2PrNi2O7 with Tc(onset) = 41.5 K. Superconducting tunneling spectra are successfully measured on the terraces after we expose the superconducting layer by using the tip-excavation technique. The spectrum shows a two-gap structure with Delta1=19 meV, Delta2=6-8 meV, and fittings based on the Dynes model indicate that the dominant gap should have an anisotropic s-wave structure, this allows us to put the priority in selecting the s+- among the two arguable pairing models: s+- and d-wave. Furthermore, a clear bosonic mode with energy Omega=30+-2 meV is observed, which further supports a sign reversal gap. Our results shed new light in understanding the mystery of superconductivity in bilayer nickelate superconductors.
title Superconducting gap structure and bosonic mode in La2PrNi2O7 thin films at ambient pressure
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01788