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PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Volume 495, Issue -, Pages 134-140Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2013.09.007
Keywords
High-T-c superconductivity; Parent compounds; Infinite-layer structure; Nickel oxide
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [23340098]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23340098] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Infinite-layer LaNiO2 thin films were synthesized by metal organic decomposition and subsequent topotactic reduction in hydrogen, and their transport properties were investigated. LaNiO2 is isostructural to SrCuO2, the parent compound of high-T-c Sr0.9La0.1CuO2 with T-c = 44 K, and has 3d(9) configuration, which is very rare in oxides but common to high-T-c copper oxides. The bulk synthesis of LaNiO2 is not easy, but we demonstrate in this article that the thin-film synthesis of LaNiO2 is rather easy, thanks to a large-surface-to-volume ratio, which makes oxygen diffusion prompt. Our refined synthesis conditions produced highly conducting films of LaNiO2. The resistivity of the best film is as low as 640 mu Omega cm at 295 K and decreases with temperature down to 230 K but it shows a gradual upturn at lower temperatures. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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