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Evidence for charge and spin density waves in single crystals of La3Ni2O7 and La3Ni2O6

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Charge and spin orders are intimately related to superconductivity in copper oxide superconductors. Elucidation of the competing orders in various nickel oxide compounds is crucial, given the fact that superconductivity has been discovered in Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 films. Herein, we report structural, electronic transport, magnetic, and thermodynamic characterizations of single crystals of La3Ni2O7 and La3Ni2O6. La3Ni2O7 is metallic with mixed Ni2+ and Ni3+ valent states. Resistivity measurements yield two transition-like kinks at ∼ 110 and 153 K. The kink at 153 K is further revealed from magnetization and specific heat measurements, indicative of the formation of charge and spin density waves. La3Ni2O6 single crystals obtained from the topochemical reduction of La3Ni2O7 are insulating and show an anomaly at ∼176 K on magnetic susceptibility. The transition-like behaviors of La3Ni2O7 and La3Ni2O6 are analogous to those observed in La4Ni3O10 and La4Ni3O8, suggesting that charge and spin density waves are a common feature in the ternary La−Ni−O system with mixed-valent states of nickel.

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    Zengjia Liu, Hualei Sun, Mengwu Huo, Yi Ji, Enkui Yi, Lisi Li, Hui Liu, Jia Yu, Feixiang Liang, Dingyong Zhong, Bing Shen & Meng Wang

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12174454, 11904414, 11904416, and U2130101), the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (Grant No. 2021B1515120015), the Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (Grant No. 202201011123), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2019YFA0705702, 2020YFA0406003, 2021YFA1400401, and 2021YFA0718900).

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Liu, Z., Sun, H., Huo, M. et al. Evidence for charge and spin density waves in single crystals of La3Ni2O7 and La3Ni2O6. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 217411 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1962-4

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