Superconductivity in pressurized trilayer La4Ni3O10−δ single crystals

Yinghao Zhu; Di Peng; Enkang Zhang; Bingying Pan; Xu Chen; Lixing Chen; Huifen Ren; Feiyang Liu; Yiqing Hao; Nana Li; Zhenfang Xing; Fujun Lan; Jiyuan Han; Junjie Wang; Donghan Jia; Hongliang Wo; Yiqing Gu; Yimeng Gu; Li Ji; Wenbin Wang; Huiyang Gou; Yao Shen; Tianping Ying; Xiaolong Chen; Wenge Yang; Huibo Cao; Changlin Zheng; Qiaoshi Zeng; Jian Gang Guo; Jun Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07553-3

Superconductivity in pressurized trilayer La₄Ni₃O_10−δ single crystals

Yinghao Zhu, Di Peng, Enkang Zhang, Bingying Pan, Xu Chen, Lixing Chen, Huifen Ren, Feiyang Liu, Yiqing Hao, Nana Li, Zhenfang Xing, Fujun Lan, Jiyuan Han, Junjie Wang, Donghan Jia, Hongliang Wo, Yiqing Gu, Yimeng Gu, Li Ji, Wenbin WangHuiyang Gou, Yao Shen, Tianping Ying, Xiaolong Chen, Wenge Yang, Huibo Cao, Changlin Zheng, Qiaoshi Zeng, Jian Gang Guo, Jun Zhao

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The pursuit of discovering new high-temperature superconductors that diverge from the copper-based model^1–3 has profound implications for explaining mechanisms behind superconductivity and may also enable new applications^4–8. Here our investigation shows that the application of pressure effectively suppresses the spin–charge order in trilayer nickelate La₄Ni₃O_10−δ single crystals, leading to the emergence of superconductivity with a maximum critical temperature (T_c) of around 30 K at 69.0 GPa. The d.c. susceptibility measurements confirm a substantial diamagnetic response below T_c, indicating the presence of bulk superconductivity with a volume fraction exceeding 80%. In the normal state, we observe a strange metal behaviour, characterized by a linear temperature-dependent resistance extending up to 300 K. Furthermore, the layer-dependent superconductivity observed hints at a unique interlayer coupling mechanism specific to nickelates, setting them apart from cuprates in this regard. Our findings provide crucial insights into the fundamental mechanisms underpinning superconductivity, while also introducing a new material platform to explore the intricate interplay between the spin–charge order, flat band structures, interlayer coupling, strange metal behaviour and high-temperature superconductivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	531-536
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature
Volume	631
Issue number	8021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07553-3
State	Published - Jul 18 2024

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This work was supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12234006), the National Key R&D Program of China (grant no. 2022YFA1403202), the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (grant no. 2024ZD0300103), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (grant no. Z200005) and the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project (grant no. 2019SHZDZX01). Y.Z. was supported by the Youth Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12304173). H.W. was supported by the Youth Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12204108). B.P. was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (grant no. ZR2020YQ03). D.P. and Q.Z. acknowledge the financial support from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (no. 22JC1410300) and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Material Frontiers Research in Extreme Environments (no. 22dz2260800). A portion of this work was carried out at the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF). A portion of this research used resources at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.\u00A0A portion of this research used resources\u00A0at the beamline 15U1 of Shanghai synchrotron radiation facility. This work was supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12234006), the National Key R&D Program of China (grant no. 2022YFA1403202), the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (grant no. 2024ZD0300103), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (grant no. Z200005) and the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project (grant no. 2019SHZDZX01). Y.Z. was supported by the Youth Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12304173). H.W. was supported by the Youth Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 12204108). B.P. was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (grant no. ZR2020YQ03). D.P. and Q.Z. acknowledge the financial support from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (no. 22JC1410300) and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Material Frontiers Research in Extreme Environments (no. 22dz2260800). A portion of this work was carried out at the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF). A portion of this research used resources at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A portion of this research used resources at the beamline 15U1 of Shanghai synchrotron radiation facility.

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