Strong Superexchange in a $d^{9–δ}$ Nickelate Revealed by Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering

Lin, J.  Q.; Villar Arribi, P.; Fabbris, G.; Botana, A.  S.; Meyers, D.; Miao, H.; Shen, Y.; Mazzone, D.  G.; Feng, J.; Chiuzbăian, S.  G.; Nag, A.; Walters, A.  C.; García-Fernández, M.; Zhou, Ke-Jin; Pelliciari, J.; Jarrige, I.; Freeland, J.  W.; Zhang, Junjie; Mitchell, J.  F.; Bisogni, V.; Liu, X.; Norman, M.  R.; Dean, M.  P. M.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.126.087001

Strong Superexchange in a $$d^{9–δ}$$ Nickelate Revealed by Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.126.087001· OSTI ID:1763319

; ; Fabbris, G.; Botana, A. S.; Meyers, D.; Miao, H.; ; ; ; ; Nag, A.; ; García-Fernández, M.; Zhou, Ke-Jin; ; Jarrige, I.; ; Zhang, Junjie; ; Bisogni, V. more »

The discovery of superconductivity in a $$d^{9–δ}$$ nickelate has inspired disparate theoretical perspectives regarding the essential physics of this class of materials. A key issue is the magnitude of the magnetic superexchange, which relates to whether cuprate-like high-temperature nickelate superconductivity could be realized. In this work, we address this question using Ni L-edge and O K-edge spectroscopy of the reduced $$d^{9–1/3}$$ trilayer nickelates R₄Ni₃O₈ (where R = La, Pr) and associated theoretical modeling. A magnon energy scale of ~80 meV resulting from a nearest-neighbor magnetic exchange of J = 69 (4) meV is observed, proving that $$d^{9–δ}$$ nickelates can host a large superexchange. This value, along with that of the Ni-O hybridization estimated from our O K-edge data, implies that trilayer nickelates represent an intermediate case between the infinite-layer nickelates and the cuprates. Layered nickelates thus provide a route to testing the relevance of superexchange to nickelate superconductivity.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MOST); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1763319

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1767125

Report Number(s):: BNL--220894-2021-JAAM

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 126; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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