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Spin excitations in nickelate superconductors

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Applying a three-band model and the random phase approximation, we theoretically study the spin excitations in nickelate superconductors, which have been newly discovered. The spin excitations were found to be incommensurate in the low energy region. The spin resonance phenomenon emerged as the excitation energy increased. The intensity can be maximized at the incommensurate or commensurate momentum, depending on the out-of-plane momentum. The spin excitations reverted to incommensurate at higher energies. We also discuss the similarities and differences in the spin excitations of nickelate and cuprate superconductors. Our predicted results can be later validated in inelastic neutron scattering experiments.

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  1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Quantum Precision Measurement, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, and Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Tao Zhou

  2. Department of Physics and Institute of Theoretical Physics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China

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  3. Department of Physics and HKU-UCAS Joint Institute for Theoretical and Computational Physics at Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0301800), the General Research Fund (GRF) (Grant Nos. HKU 173309/16P, and HKU173057/17P), and the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) (Grant No. C6005-17G) of Hong Kong.

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Zhou, T., Gao, Y. & Wang, Z. Spin excitations in nickelate superconductors. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 63, 287412 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-020-1578-3

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