Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in Bilayer La <sub>3</sub> Ni <sub>2</sub> O <sub>7</sub>

La3Ni2O7 differs from expectations in part because at ambient pressure, it exists in two polymorphs: an unconventional crystal structure with alternating layers of single- and triple-layered nickel–oxygen octahedra (i.e., La2NiO4 plus La4Ni3O10, with the so-called 1313 crystal structure) and a classical double-layer Ruddlesden–Popper phase (i.e., La3Ni2O7, with the so-called 2222 crystal structure, which dominates at high pressure). In this study, we report the pressure-dependent structural and electrical resistive properties of single crystals of the classical double-layered La3Ni2O7, grown at slightly elevated pressure using the floating-zone method. Structural characterization under pressures up to 15.4 GPa reveals a gradual transition from orthorhombic to tetragonal symmetry that is completed at 12–14 GPa. Additionally, we present pressure and field-dependent electrical resistance measurements up to 27.4 GPa, from which we construct a phase diagram. Although a resistive transition at 80 K is observed at high pressures, the resistive hallmarks of superconductivity are not.

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2025-12-11
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c07252
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Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
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Abstract

La3Ni2O7 differs from expectations in part because at ambient pressure, it exists in two polymorphs: an unconventional crystal structure with alternating layers of single- and triple-layered nickel–oxygen octahedra (i.e., La2NiO4 plus La4Ni3O10, with the so-called 1313 crystal structure) and a classical double-layer Ruddlesden–Popper phase (i.e., La3Ni2O7, with the so-called 2222 crystal structure, which dominates at high pressure). In this study, we report the pressure-dependent structural and electrical resistive properties of single crystals of the classical double-layered La3Ni2O7, grown at slightly elevated pressure using the floating-zone method. Structural characterization under pressures up to 15.4 GPa reveals a gradual transition from orthorhombic to tetragonal symmetry that is completed at 12–14 GPa. Additionally, we present pressure and field-dependent electrical resistance measurements up to 27.4 GPa, from which we construct a phase diagram. Although a resistive transition at 80 K is observed at high pressures, the resistive hallmarks of superconductivity are not.

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University of South Carolina (US), Princeton University (US), University of Alabama at Birmingham (US), University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US), Michigan State University (US)
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