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Structural modifications in strain-engineered bilayer nickelate thin films.

Lopa Bhatt¹, Edgar Abarca Morales², Abigail Y Jiang^3,4

¹School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. lb628@cornell.edu.

|April 1, 2026

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High-temperature superconductivity in La₃Ni₂O₇ is linked to structural changes. Compressive strain modifies nickel-oxygen bonds, lifting symmetry and enabling superconductivity in thin films.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

High-temperature superconductivity discovered in La₃Ni₂O₇ under pressure and strain.
Understanding the atomic and electronic structure interplay is crucial for superconductivity.
Specific nickel-oxygen bond modifications driving superconductivity remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the atomic-scale structural evolution of La₃Ni₂O₇ thin films under biaxial strain.
To correlate structural modifications with superconductivity.
To isolate the effects of specific structural motifs on superconductivity.

Main Methods:

Utilized multislice electron ptychography (MEP) for picometer-resolution structural analysis.
Examined La₃Ni₂O₇ thin films with varying biaxial strains.
Resolved both cation and oxygen sublattices to study atomic bond evolution.

Main Results:

Identified lifting of crystalline symmetry via nickel-oxygen octahedral distortions under compressive strain.
Observed in-plane lattice compression as a common factor in bulk and thin film superconductivity.
Developed a theoretical framework to analyze coupled structural distortions.

Conclusions:

Compressive strain-induced symmetry lifting in nickel-oxygen octahedra is key for superconductivity.
In-plane lattice compression is a unifying feature for La₃Ni₂O₇ superconductivity.
Superconducting states suppress local t_2g orbital mixing by raising octahedral symmetry.