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Contrasting physical properties of the trilayer nickelates Nd4Ni3O10 and Nd4Ni3O8

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We report the crystal structures and physical properties of trilayer nickelates Nd4Ni3O10 and Nd4Ni3O8. Measurements of magnetization and electrical resistivity display contrasting behaviors in the two compounds. Nd4Ni3O10 shows a paramagnetic metallic behavior with a metal-to-metal phase transition (T*) at about 162 K, as revealed by both magnetic susceptibility and resistivity. Further magnetoresistance and Hall coefficient results show a negative magnetoresistance at low temperatures and the carrier type of Nd4Ni3O10 is dominated by hole-type charge carriers. The significant enhancement of Hall coefficient and resistivity below T* suggests that effective charge carrier density decreases when cooling through the transition temperature. In contrast, Nd4Ni3O8 shows an insulating behavior. In addition, this compound shows a paramagnetic behavior with the similar magnetic moment as that of Nd4Ni3O10 derived from the Curie-Weiss fitting. This may suggest that the magnetic moments in both systems are contributed by Nd3+ ions. By applying pressures up to about 49 GPa, the insulating behavior is still present and becomes even stronger under a high pressure. Our results suggest that the different Ni configurations (Ni1+/2+ or Ni2+/3+) and the changes of coordination environment of Ni sites may account for the contrasting behaviors in trilayer nickelates Nd4Ni3O10 and Nd4Ni3O8.

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos. 2016YFA0300401, and 2016YFA0401704), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. A0402/11534005, and A0402/11674164), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB25000000).

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Li, Q., He, C., Zhu, X. et al. Contrasting physical properties of the trilayer nickelates Nd4Ni3O10 and Nd4Ni3O8. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 64, 227411 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-020-1613-3

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