Epitaxial growth and electronic structure of Ruddlesden–Popper nickelates (Lan+1NinO3n+1, n = 1–5)

Z. Li; W. Guo; T. T. Zhang; J. H. Song; T. Y. Gao; Z. B. Gu; Y. F. Nie

doi:10.1063/5.0018934

APL Materials (Sep 2020)

Epitaxial growth and electronic structure of Ruddlesden–Popper nickelates (Lan+1NinO3n+1, n = 1–5)

Z. Li,
W. Guo,
T. T. Zhang,
J. H. Song,
T. Y. Gao,
Z. B. Gu,
Y. F. Nie

Affiliations

Z. Li: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
W. Guo: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
T. T. Zhang: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
J. H. Song: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
T. Y. Gao: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
Z. B. Gu: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China
Y. F. Nie: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0018934
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 9
pp. 091112 – 091112-5

Abstract

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We report the epitaxial growth of Ruddlesden–Popper nickelates, Lan+1NinO3n+1, with n up to 5 by reactive molecular beam epitaxy. X-ray diffractions indicate high crystalline quality of these films, and transport measurements show strong dependence on the n values. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals the electronic structure of La5Ni4O13, showing a large hole-like pocket centered around the Brillouin zone corner with a (π, π) back-folded copy.

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