ELUSIVE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN POLYCRYSTALLINE SAMPLES OF LAYERED LANTHANUM NICKELATES

被引:21
作者
GANGULI, AK [1 ]
NAGARAJAN, R [1 ]
RAO, GR [1 ]
VASANTHACHARYA, NY [1 ]
RAO, CNR [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST SCI,SOLID STATE & STRUCT CHEM UNIT,BANGALORE 560012,KARNATAKA,INDIA
关键词
Lanthanum Compounds--Spectroscopic Analysis - Nickel Compounds--Spectroscopic Analysis - Oxides--Spectroscopic Analysis - Strontium Compounds--Spectroscopic Analysis - X-ray Analysis--Applications;
D O I
10.1016/0038-1098(89)90522-X
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
La2-xNiO4, La2-xSrxNiO4 and related nickelates have been investigated for possible presence of superconductivity. While there is clear onset of diamagnetism around 20 K in many of these nickelates, we do not, however, find any anomaly in the electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance or thermopower around 20 K. High energy spectroscopic studies show Ni to be in the 2+ oxidation state accompanied by a substantial proportion of oxygen holes.
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页码:195 / 197
页数:3
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