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The recently discovered bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate ${\mathrm{La}}_{3}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{7}$ exhibits superconductivity with a remarkable transition temperature ${T}_{c}\ensuremath{\approx}80$ K under applied pressures above 14.0 GPa. This discovery of a new family of high-temperature superconductors has garnered significant attention in the condensed matter physics community. In this work, we assume this high-temperature superconductor is mediated by phonons and investigate the pairing symmetry in two distinct models: (i) the full-coupling case, where the Ni-${d}_{{x}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{y}^{2}}$ and Ni-${d}_{3{z}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{r}^{2}}$ orbitals are treated equally in both interlayer and intralayer coupling interactions, and (ii) the half-coupling case, where the intralayer coupling involves only the ${d}_{{x}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{y}^{2}}$ orbital, while the interlayer coupling is restricted to the ${d}_{3{z}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{r}^{2}}$ orbital. Our calculations reveal that the interlayer coupling favors an $s\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}$-wave superconducting state, whereas the intralayer coupling promotes an $s++$-wave symmetry. Additionally, we discuss the implications of pair-hopping interactions on the superconducting properties. These findings provide valuable insights into the pairing mechanisms and symmetry of this newly discovered high-temperature superconductor.
Authors
- Xinloong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-1648)
- Yucong Yin
- Boyang Liu
- Jun Zhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8405-7263)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing University of Technology (CN)
- Beijing Institute of Optoelectronic Technology (CN)
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences (CN)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Institute of Theoretical Physics (CN)
- Institute of Physics (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Capital Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/sg46-ct3y
- Primary Topic
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00