Aspects of the synthesis of thin film superconducting infinite-layer nickelates

Lee, Kyuho; Goodge, Berit H.; Li, Danfeng; Osada, Motoki; Wang, Bai Yang; Cui, Yi; Kourkoutis, Lena F.; Hwang, Harold Y.

doi:10.1063/5.0005103

Title: Aspects of the synthesis of thin film superconducting infinite-layer nickelates

Journal Article · 09 April 2020 · APL Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0005103 · OSTI ID:1614861

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SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Inst. for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); Kavli Inst. at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY (United States)

The recent observation of superconductivity in Nd_0.8Sr_0.2NiO₂ calls for further investigation and optimization of the synthesis of this infinite-layer nickelate structure. Here, we present our current understanding of important aspects of the growth of the parent perovskite compound via pulsed laser deposition on SrTiO₃ (001) substrates and the subsequent topotactic reduction. We find that to achieve single-crystalline, single-phase superconducting Nd_0.8Sr_0.2NiO₂, it is essential that the precursor perovskite Nd_0.8Sr_0.2NiO₃ thin film is stabilized with no visible impurity phases; in particular, a Ruddlesden–Popper-type secondary phase is often observed. We have further investigated the evolution of the soft-chemistry topotactic reduction conditions to realize full transformation to the infinite-layer structure with no film decomposition or formation of other phases. We find that capping the nickelate film with a subsequent SrTiO₃ layer provides an epitaxial template to the top region of the nickelate film, much like the substrate. Thus, for currently optimized growth conditions, we can stabilize superconducting single-phase Nd_0.8Sr_0.2NiO₂ (001) epitaxial thin films up to ~10 nm.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF); Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); Packard Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); Weill Institute; Kavli Institute at Cornell; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; P2GEP2_168277; GBMF4415; FA 9550-16-1-0305; DMR-1539918; DMR-1719875; NSF-MRI-1429155

OSTI ID:: 1614861

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1632934

Journal Information:: APL Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 4; ISSN 2166-532X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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