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镍基超导薄膜的氧化物分子束外延制备与调控

Preparation and physical property tuning of superconducting nickelate thin films via oxide molecular-beam epitaxy

  • 摘要: 镍基超导体是继铜氧化物之后发现的又一类重要的层状氧化物超导体系,为探索高温超导微观机理提供了全新的材料平台。近年来,方平面结构与Ruddlesden—Popper结构的镍氧化物相继展现出超导电性,使镍基体系迅速成为凝聚态物理领域的前沿热点。然而,镍基超导薄膜的宏观物性对化学计量比、界面结构、应变状态及氧含量等因素极为敏感。氧化物分子束外延技术凭借原子级精度的组分控制、界面设计及原位监测能力,在高质量镍基超导薄膜的制备中展现出重要作用。文章首先简要回顾氧化物分子束外延技术的发展历程与基本原理,进而系统梳理该技术在镍基超导薄膜制备领域的最新应用进展,重点围绕化学计量比控制、界面极性调控、原位拓扑化学还原、自支撑薄膜制备、原子层沉积序列优化以及异价掺杂等核心议题展开深入探讨,最后展望该技术在未来镍基超导材料人工设计与物性调控方面的广阔应用前景。

     

    Abstract: Superconducting nickelates are another important class of layered oxide superconductors discovered after cuprates, providing a brand-new material platform for exploring the microscopic mechanisms of high-temperature superconductivity. In recent years, superconductivity has been successively observed in square-planar and Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates,making the nickelate family a rapidly developing field in condensed matter physics. However,the macroscopic physical properties of superconducting nickelate thin films are extremely sensitive to stoichiometry,interface structure,strain state,and oxygen content. Oxide molecular-beam epitaxy(OMBE),with its capability for atomic-level precise control of composition,interface structure,and in situ monitoring,plays an important role in the growth of high-quality thin films. This article first briefly reviews the history and basic principles of OMBE,then summarizes its latest applications in the preparation of superconducting nickelate thin films. In-depth discussions are focused on key issues including stoichiometry control,polar-interface engineering,in situ topotactic reduction,synthesis of freestanding membranes, optimization of atomic-layer deposition sequences,and heterovalent cation doping. Finally,the prospects of this technology for structural design and property manipulation of superconducting nickelates are discussed.

     

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