Local metallic properties of LaNiO<sub>3</sub> detected using β-detected NMR

ORAL

Abstract

The rare earth nickelates (RNiO3) are a prototypical example of a metal-insulator transition in strongly correlated materials; LaNiO3 is the only RNiO3 that remains metallic .
Here, we will compare measurements on a single crystal and a thin film of LaNiO3 using β-detected NMR.
Analogous to μSR, β-NMR is a sensitive local probe of the electronic and magnetic properties of materials through the coupling between the 8Li nuclear spin and the electromagnetic properties of the host material and; therefore, provides a unique, local perspective.
We find clear evidence of metallic behaviour and no static magnetism.
However, the detailed account of the data appears inconsistent with the commonly considered distorted perovskite structure[1].

References:
1. V.L. Karner et al. Phys. Rev. B., 100; 165109, 2019

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Presenters

  • Victoria L. Karner

    • University of British Columbia
    • Chemistry, University of British Columbia

Authors

  • Victoria L. Karner

    • University of British Columbia
    • Chemistry, University of British Columbia

  • Aris Chatzichristos

    • University of British Columbia

  • David L Cortie

    • University of British Columbia

  • Martin H Dehn

    • University of British Columbia
    • Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia

  • Oleksandr Foyevtsov

    • University of British Columbia

  • Kateryna Foyevtsova

    • University of British Columbia

  • Derek Fujimoto

    • University of British Columbia
    • Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia

  • Robert F Kiefl

    • University of British Columbia
    • Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia

  • Philip C. P. Levy

    • TRIUMF
    • University of British Columbia

  • Ruohong Li

    • TRIUMF

  • Ryan M. L. McFadden

    • University of British Columbia
    • Chemistry, University of British Columbia

  • Gerald Morris

    • TRIUMF

  • Matt Pearson

    • TRIUMF

  • Monika K Stachura

    • TRIUMF

  • John Ticknor

    • University of British Columbia
    • Chemistry, University of British Columbia

  • Georg Christiani

    • Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

  • Gennady Logvenov

    • Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    • Max Plank Institute for Solid State Research

  • Friederike Wrobel

    • Argonne Natl Lab
    • Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA

  • Bernhard Keimer

    • Solid State Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    • Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    • Solid State Spectrsocopy, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
    • Max Plank Institute for Solid State Research

  • Junjie Zhang

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Material Science Division, Argonne National Lab

  • John Mitchell

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
    • Argonne Natl Lab
    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab
    • Material Science Division, Argonne National Lab

  • W Andrew MacFarlane

    • University of British Columbia
    • Chemistry, University of British Columbia