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Title: Pressure-driven right-triangle shape superconductivity in bilayer nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$

Abstract: Here we report a comprehensive study of the crystal structure, resistivity, and alternating-current magnetic susceptibility in single crystals of La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, with a hydrostatic pressure up to 104 GPa. X-ray diffraction measurements reveal a bilayer orthorhombic structure (space group $Amam$) at ambient pressure and a transformation into a tetragonal phase (space group $I4/mmm$) at ad critical pressure of $\sim$14 GPa. The transport measurements reveal a right-triangle shape superconducting region with a maximum $T_c$ of 83 K at 18.0 GPa. The superconductivity is gradually suppressed when applying a higher pressure, but it can persist up to 90 GPa. Importantly, we measured the Meissner effect of superconductivity using an alternating-current magnetic susceptibility technique under pressure and estimated the maximum superconducting volume fraction of being 48$\%$ at 19.4 GPa. Thus, we demonstrate the bulk nature of superconductivity in the bilayer nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under high pressure. The intimate connection among the superconductivity, the oxygen content, and the tetragonal structure are discussed.
Comments: 4 figures in the article and 4 figures in the supplementary. Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Subjects: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con); Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.11369 [cond-mat.supr-con]
  (or arXiv:2404.11369v2 [cond-mat.supr-con] for this version)

Submission history

From: Meng Wang [view email]
[v1] Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:28:32 GMT (1166kb)
[v2] Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:28:54 GMT (1631kb)

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