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含氧空位的镍酸盐超导体R3Ni2O7的电子性质

Electronic properties of nickelate superconductor R3Ni2O7 with oxygen vacancies

Xuelei Sui, Xiangru Han, Xiaojun Chen, Liang Qiao, Xiaohong Shao, Bing Huang

AI总结:

本文研究了氧空位对La3Ni2O7电子结构的影响,发现VO使Ni dz2轨道完全填充并改变轨道跃迁符号,可能损害超导电性,并提出Ce3Ni2O7因VO浓度更低而更具潜力。

摘要:

La3Ni2O7中超导电性的发现引起了镍酸盐超导体领域的重大研究兴趣。尽管对原始La3Ni2O7已有广泛研究,但氧空位(VO)——氧化物中一种常见的本征缺陷——对La3Ni2O7电子结构和超导电性的影响仍不清楚。在本文中,我们确定VO形成在能量上最有利的位置是连接NiO6双层的氧原子,这导致沿c轴的晶格常数显著减小。有趣的是,电子结构发生了显著变化,特别是对于Ni dz2和Ni dx2-y2轨道。Ni dz2轨道从原始La3Ni2O7中的部分填充变为存在VO时的完全填充,导致其在费米能级附近的比例大幅下降。相反,由于轨道局域化和轻微上移,Ni dx2-y2态的比例增加。此外,我们观察到当VO存在时,双层内Ni dz2轨道的跃迁显著增加,但符号相反,这与之前的理解有很大不同。Ni dz2和Ni dx2-y2轨道之间的轨道间跃迁在VO存在时也改变了符号。我们的结果表明,鉴于普遍假设Ni dz2在产生超导电性中起关键作用,VO的形成可能对La3Ni2O7的超导电性有害。此外,我们认为Ce3Ni2O7与La3Ni2O7具有相似的电子结构但晶格体积更大,由于其较低的VO浓度,可能是更好的镍酸盐超导体候选材料。

英文摘要:

The discovery of superconductivity in La3Ni2O7 has attracted significant research interest in the field of nickelate superconductors. Despite extensive studies on pristine La3Ni2O7, the impact of oxygen vacancies (VO), a common type of intrinsic defect in oxides, on electronic structures and superconductivity in La3Ni2O7 remains unclear. In this article, we identify the most energetically favorable location for VO formation as the oxygen atom connecting the NiO6 bilayer, resulting in a significant reduction in the lattice constant along the c-axis. Interestingly, the electronic structure undergoes notable changes, particularly for the Ni dz2 and Ni dx2-y2 orbitals. The Ni dz2 orbitals change from partially filled in the pristine La3Ni2O7 to completely filled in the presence of VO, leading to a considerable decrease of its proportion near the Fermi level. Conversely, the proportion of Ni dx2-y2 states increases due to the orbital localization and slight upward shift. Additionally, we observe a significant increase in the hopping of intra-bilayer Ni dz2 orbitals when the VO exists, but with an opposite sign, which differs greatly from the previous understanding. The inter-orbital hopping between Ni dz2 and Ni dx2-y2 orbitals also changes its sign in the presence of VO. Our results indicate that the formation of VO may be harmful to the superconductivity in La3Ni2O7, given the general assumption for the critical role of Ni dz2 in generating superconductivity. Furthermore, we suggest that Ce3Ni2O7, which shares similar electronic structures to La3Ni2O7 but has a larger lattice volume, may be a better candidate for nickelate superconductor due to its lower VO concentration.

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