Superconductivity in monolayer-trilayer phase of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under high pressure

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Hauptverfasser: Huang, Chaoxin, Li, Jingyuan, Huang, Xing, Zhang, Hengyuan, Hu, Deyuan, Huo, Mengwu, Chen, Xiang, Chen, Zhen, Sun, Hualei, Wang, Meng
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author Huang, Chaoxin
Li, Jingyuan
Huang, Xing
Zhang, Hengyuan
Hu, Deyuan
Huo, Mengwu
Chen, Xiang
Chen, Zhen
Sun, Hualei
Wang, Meng
author_facet Huang, Chaoxin
Li, Jingyuan
Huang, Xing
Zhang, Hengyuan
Hu, Deyuan
Huo, Mengwu
Chen, Xiang
Chen, Zhen
Sun, Hualei
Wang, Meng
contents The discovery of 80 K superconductivity in pressurized bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ has established a new high-temperature superconductor family. The quest to understand the governing principles of RP nickelate superconductivity has become a central focus in condensed matter physics. Here, we report a critical advance by synthesizing and investigating a distinct structural polymorph of the same compound: the monolayer-trilayer (1313) hybrid phase of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$. Under high pressure, synchrotron X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy reveal a structural transition from the orthorhombic $Cmmm$ to the tetragonal $P4/mmm$ space group at 13~GPa. Above 19 GPa, the phase exhibits a clear superconducting transition, confirmed by a zero-resistance state, albeit at a significantly reduced temperature of 3.6 K. The stark contrast with the 80 K transition in the bilayer phase provides a uniquely clean experimental comparison. Our results demonstrate that the superconducting transition temperature is directly governed by the nature of the interlayer coupling, and the bilayer NiO$_6$ block as the essential structural motif for achieving high-$T_\text{c}$ superconductivity in the RP nickelates.
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spellingShingle Superconductivity in monolayer-trilayer phase of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under high pressure
Huang, Chaoxin
Li, Jingyuan
Huang, Xing
Zhang, Hengyuan
Hu, Deyuan
Huo, Mengwu
Chen, Xiang
Chen, Zhen
Sun, Hualei
Wang, Meng
Superconductivity
The discovery of 80 K superconductivity in pressurized bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ has established a new high-temperature superconductor family. The quest to understand the governing principles of RP nickelate superconductivity has become a central focus in condensed matter physics. Here, we report a critical advance by synthesizing and investigating a distinct structural polymorph of the same compound: the monolayer-trilayer (1313) hybrid phase of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$. Under high pressure, synchrotron X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy reveal a structural transition from the orthorhombic $Cmmm$ to the tetragonal $P4/mmm$ space group at 13~GPa. Above 19 GPa, the phase exhibits a clear superconducting transition, confirmed by a zero-resistance state, albeit at a significantly reduced temperature of 3.6 K. The stark contrast with the 80 K transition in the bilayer phase provides a uniquely clean experimental comparison. Our results demonstrate that the superconducting transition temperature is directly governed by the nature of the interlayer coupling, and the bilayer NiO$_6$ block as the essential structural motif for achieving high-$T_\text{c}$ superconductivity in the RP nickelates.
title Superconductivity in monolayer-trilayer phase of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under high pressure
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12250