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Ordering Phenomena in Rare-Earth Nickelate Heterostructures

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Abstract

The rich phase diagram of rare-earth nickelates RNiO\(_3\) (with R \(=\) rare-earth or Y), has been subject of interest in a great variety of studies since more than 20 years [1,2,3]. The phase space of bulk RNiO\(_3\) spans from a Pauli paramagnetic metal to paramagnetic insulator to unconventional period-four antiferromagnet [Fig. 2.1]. The phase diagram’s complexity originates from a fine balance between bandwidth and correlation energies that is mediated by the perovskite lattice distortions.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Recently it has been shown by Lu et al. that also mere octahedral tilt distortions yield an energy dependence of the Bragg peaks at the Ni K-edge [16].

  2. 2.

    Note that the synthesis of large single crystals of rare-earth nickelates has not been achieved yet with common crystal growth methods, as an extremely high oxygen pressure at high temperatures would be required to stabilize Ni in its \(3+\) state of oxidation. Few exceptions are reported in Refs. [41, 42], with very small and heavily twinned crystals. The feasibility of stabilizing nickelates as powders or as films on a substrate up to a critical thickness, however, is long known. In specific cases the films resemble the bulk-like properties in other cases the epitaxy to the substrate alters the nickelate’s properties.

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Hepting, M. (2017). The Rare-Earth Nickelates. In: Ordering Phenomena in Rare-Earth Nickelate Heterostructures . Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60531-9_2

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