Superconducting Instabilities in Strongly Correlated Infinite-Layer Nickelates

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The discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates has added a new family of materials to the fascinating growing class of unconventional superconductors. By incorporating the strongly correlated multiorbital nature of the low-energy electronic degrees of freedom, we compute the leading super-conducting instability from magnetic fluctuations relevant for infinite-layer nickelates. Specifically, by properly including the doping dependence of the Ni dx2-y2 and dz2 orbitals as well as the self-doping band, we uncover a transition from d-wave pairing symmetry to nodal s & PLUSMN; superconductivity, driven by strong fluctuations in the dz2-dominated orbital states. We discuss the properties of the resulting superconducting condensates in light of recent tunneling and penetration depth experiments probing the detailed superconducting gap structure of these materials.

Original languageEnglish
Article number077002
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume129
Issue number7
Number of pages7
ISSN0031-9007
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Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2022

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