Yifeng Zhao

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20242026

most citedElectronic structure of Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates: strain to mimic the effects pressure

24 citations · 32 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cond-mat.str-el2026

Layer Architecture Shapes Electronic, Magnetic, and Lattice Interactions in Ruddlesden-Popper Nickelates

W. He, X. Guo, X. Luo +18

The discovery of superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates has raised a central question: how does layer architecture shape the electronic, magnetic, and lattice interactio…

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Electronic structure trends in La $_{2} R$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ ( $R =$ Pr, Nd, Sm) from first-principles

Yi-Feng Zhao, Antia S. Botana

The discovery of superconductivity in bilayer La $_{3}$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ under pressure has sparked tremendous attention on Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates. Recently, a higher superconduc…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Electron vs. hole doping in infinite-layer nickelates: electronic structure, magnetism and correlations

Ezra Day-Roberts, Fabio Bernardini, Harrison LaBollita +3

The observation of superconductivity in undoped infinite-layer nickelates $R$ NiO $_{2}$ ( $R$ = rare earth) challenges our current understanding and calls for a re-examination of the u…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Pressure and strain tuning of the alternating bilayer-trilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate: crystal and electronic structure

Huan Wu, Yi-Feng Zhao, Antia S. Botana

We use first-principles calculations to investigate the crystal and electronic structure of the hybrid bilayer-trilayer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate La $_{7}$ Ni $_{5}$ O $_{17}$ under…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026★ 1 cited

Structural stability, electronic structure, and magnetic properties of the single-layer trilayer La3Ni2O7 polymorph

Shekhar Sharma, Yi-Feng Zhao, Antia S. Botana

A polymorph of the bilayer nickelate La3Ni2O7 that displays an alternating single-layer (SL) and trilayer (TL; 1313) stacking pattern has recently been discovered. Signatures of su…

cond-mat.str-el2026★ 2 cited

Electronic layer decoupling driven by density-wave order in La $_{4}$ Ni $_{3}$ O $_{10}$

Ziqiang Guan, Sophia F. R. TenHuisen, M. Tepie +14

We probe the density-wave transition of the trilayer nickelate La $_{4}$ Ni $_{3}$ O $_{10}$ with polarization-resolved infrared spectroscopy. The low-energy electrodynamics is strongly ani…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Role of correlations in Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer nickelates under compressive strain

Logan Bleys, Nicholas Corkill, Yi-Feng Zhao +4

The recent discovery of superconductivity in thin films of the bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelate La $_{3}$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ (La327) under compressive strain has generated enormous in…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Preferential site ordering alters the magnetic structure of Sm $_{3}$ Ru $_{4}$ Sn $_{13 - x}$ Ge $_{x}$ ( $x = 0$ -2)

Jacob W. Fritsky, Hui-Fei Zhai, Yifeng Zhao +3

An important aspect of materials research is the ability to tune different physical properties through controlled alloying. The Ln $_{3}$ M $_{4}$ X $_{13}$ (Ln = Lanthanide, M = Transition…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 4 cited

Resolving Structural Origins for Superconductivity in Strain-Engineered La $_{3}$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ Thin Films

Lopa Bhatt, Abigail Y. Jiang, Eun Kyo Ko +13

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in bulk La $_{3}$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ under high hydrostatic pressure and, more recently, biaxial compression in epitaxial thin films has ig…

cond-mat.supr-con2024★ 24 cited

Electronic structure of Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates: strain to mimic the effects pressure

Yi-Feng Zhao, Antia S. Botana

Signatures of superconductivity under pressure have recently been reported in the bilayer La $_{3}$ Ni $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ and trilayer La $_{4}$ Ni $_{3}$ O $_{10}$ Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates with…