Bridging ambient- and high-pressure superconductivity in La${}_2$LnNi${}_2$O${}_7$ films

Abstract

The discovery of high critical-temperature $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ superconductivity near 80 K in bilayer nickelates under high pressure has sparked extensive studies. While superconductivity exceeding 40 K was subsequently discovered at ambient pressure in compressively strained films, the relationship between ambient- and high-pressure regimes remains an open question. Here we present a systematic investigation of superconductivity in compressively strained La${}_2$LnNi${}_2$O${}_7$ films (Ln = lanthanides) at ambient and high pressures. The normal-state resistivity at ambient pressure, revealed by suppressing superconductivity with magnetic fields of 59 T, tends toward $T^2$ behaviour. Under high pressure in a cubic-anvil cell, $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ was enhanced from 41-42 K at ambient pressure to 67-73 K at 16 GPa. On the other hand, lattice compression induced by Ln substitution, which may mimic effects of pressure, lowers $T_{\mathrm{c}}$. In both cases, $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ correlates with the evolution of normal-state transport between $T^2$ and $T$-linear behaviour, offering insight into the interplay between lattice structure and superconductivity in bilayer nickelates.

31 pages, 4 figures

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