Absence of superconductivity in bulk Nd1−x Sr x NiO2

Superconductivity was recently observed in Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 films. Here, superconductivity is found to be absent in bulk polycrystalline samples of Sr-doped NdNiO2, raising questions regarding the origin of superconductivity in this material.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qing Li, Chengping He, Jin Si, Xiyu Zhu, Yue Zhang, Hai-Hu Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-0018-1