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Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis

We report on superconductivity in Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) using Eu as a 4f dopant of the parent NdNiO(2) infinite-layer compound. We use an all–in situ molecular beam epitaxy reduction process to achieve the superconducting phase, providing an alternate method to the ex situ CaH(2) reduction process to i...

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Autores principales: Wei, Wenzheng, Vu, Dung, Zhang, Zhan, Walker, Frederick J., Ahn, Charles H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10321736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37406111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh3327
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author Wei, Wenzheng
Vu, Dung
Zhang, Zhan
Walker, Frederick J.
Ahn, Charles H.
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description We report on superconductivity in Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) using Eu as a 4f dopant of the parent NdNiO(2) infinite-layer compound. We use an all–in situ molecular beam epitaxy reduction process to achieve the superconducting phase, providing an alternate method to the ex situ CaH(2) reduction process to induce superconductivity in the infinite-layer nickelates. The Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) samples exhibit a step-terrace structure on their surfaces, have a T(c) onset of 21 K at x = 0.25, and have a large upper critical field that may be related to Eu 4f doping.
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spelling pubmed-103217362023-07-06 Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis Wei, Wenzheng Vu, Dung Zhang, Zhan Walker, Frederick J. Ahn, Charles H. Sci Adv Physical and Materials Sciences We report on superconductivity in Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) using Eu as a 4f dopant of the parent NdNiO(2) infinite-layer compound. We use an all–in situ molecular beam epitaxy reduction process to achieve the superconducting phase, providing an alternate method to the ex situ CaH(2) reduction process to induce superconductivity in the infinite-layer nickelates. The Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) samples exhibit a step-terrace structure on their surfaces, have a T(c) onset of 21 K at x = 0.25, and have a large upper critical field that may be related to Eu 4f doping. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2023-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10321736/ /pubmed/37406111 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh3327 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Physical and Materials Sciences
Wei, Wenzheng
Vu, Dung
Zhang, Zhan
Walker, Frederick J.
Ahn, Charles H.
Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title_full Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title_fullStr Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title_full_unstemmed Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title_short Superconducting Nd(1−x)Eu(x)NiO(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
title_sort superconducting nd(1−x)eu(x)nio(2) thin films using in situ synthesis
topic Physical and Materials Sciences
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10321736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37406111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh3327
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