Absence of superconductivity in bulk Nd1−x Sr x NiO2

Qing Li; Chengping He; Jin Si; Xiyu Zhu; Yue Zhang; Hai-Hu Wen

doi:10.1038/s43246-020-0018-1

Communications Materials (Apr 2020)

Absence of superconductivity in bulk Nd1−x Sr x NiO2

Qing Li,
Chengping He,
Jin Si,
Xiyu Zhu,
Yue Zhang,
Hai-Hu Wen

Affiliations

Qing Li: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Chengping He: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Jin Si: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Xiyu Zhu: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Yue Zhang: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University
Hai-Hu Wen: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Center for Superconducting Physics and Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-0018-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Superconductivity was recently observed in Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 films. Here, superconductivity is found to be absent in bulk polycrystalline samples of Sr-doped NdNiO2, raising questions regarding the origin of superconductivity in this material.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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