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At the beginning of this thesis, we introduced the concept of a property by design. In electronic materials, perhaps no property is as sought-after as high temperature superconductivity as the applications are seemingly endless. The exact mechanism of high temperature superconductivity is not yet fully understood and there is a considerable research activity ongoing to try to pin down the origin. Until this has been achieved, one of the most common approaches to engineer superconductivity has been mostly based on empirical observations. That is, to look at a superconductor, note what may be special about it, and attempt to recreate that feature in another system.
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Fowlie, J. (2019). The Nd\(_{1-x}\)La\(_{x}\)NiO\(_{3}\) Solid Solution. In: Electronic and Structural Properties of LaNiO₃-Based Heterostructures. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15238-3_7
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