Search arXiv⌕ Search
Home/Archive/arXiv

arXiv · 2605.18524

Interlayer electronic coherence links magnetism and superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates

Feiyang Liu·Lixing Chen·Enkang Zhang·Ying-Jie Zhang·Jun Zhao
View original source ↗Read source document ↗Export metadata ↓

Abstract

The extent to which electronic dimensionality influences magnetism and superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates remains unsettled. Here we report high-precision crystallographic-axis-resolved dc transport measurements on high-quality single crystals of bilayer and trilayer RP nickelates. Using a six-terminal geometry, we self-consistently determine the intrinsic in-plane ($ρ_\parallel$) and out-of-plane ($ρ_\bot$) resistivities on the same crystal, while minimizing uncertainties associated with current redistribution in highly anisotropic conductors. We uncover strong intrinsic electronic anisotropy in both bilayer and trilayer nickelates, in contrast to the weak anisotropy inferred from conventional four-probe measurements. Moreover, $ρ_\bot$ exhibits a nonmonotonic temperature dependence, revealing a universal coherent-to-incoherent crossover in interlayer transport. Across the RP nickelate series, the maximum superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$) observed under pressure is inversely correlated with the ambient-pressure resistivity anisotropy, suggesting that stronger interlayer electronic coherence is favorable for superconductivity. In addition, $ρ_\bot$ serves as an exceptionally sensitive and selective probe of magnetic and density-wave orders, exhibiting pronounced anomalies, whereas only weak signatures are observed in $ρ_\parallel$. Our results highlight interlayer coherence as a key organizing parameter that both tracks the relevant magnetic correlations and is closely tied to superconductivity, providing stringent constraints on microscopic theories of high-$T_c$ superconductivity in nickelates.

Explore related subjects

cond-mat.str-elcond-mat.supr-con

Keep this discovery

Explore connections, maps & timelines

BibTeXRIS

Feiyang Liu, Lixing Chen, Enkang Zhang, Ying-Jie Zhang, Jun Zhao. 2026-05-18. Interlayer electronic coherence links magnetism and superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.18524

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related papers

arXiv2026

Strong Coupling Quantum Impurity Solver on the Real and Imaginary Axes

The diagrammatic Monte Carlo method has so far been used mainly for weak-coupling expansions. Here we show that the strong-coupling expansion offers a key advantage: it can be implemented efficiently on both the real and imaginary frequency axes at finite temperature. Using a quantum-impurity solver for dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) as an example, we find rapid convergence with expansion order. We derive closed-form real-axis Feynman rules for diagrams of arbitrary order, and implement them in a bold hybridization-expansion quantum Monte Carlo (BHQMC) impurity solver. Benchmarking against state-of-the-art numerical renormalization group (NRG) results for the DMFT Mott transition of the Hubbard model, we obtain a highly accurate frequency-dependent scattering rate at finite temperature. This enables reliable spectroscopy and provides benchmark transport results within DMFT and cluster-DMFT.

cond-mat.str-el↗
arXiv2026

Skyrmions of Frustrated Quantum Dimer Systems

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected solitons observed in various classes of real magnets. In two-dimensional systems, where the target space of local magnetization values is the two-sphere $S^2$, skyrmion textures are classified by the homotopy classes of two-loops $S^2$ in $S^2$: $Π_2(S^2) \cong Z$. Here, we demonstrate that more general topological skyrmion textures emerge in the classical limit of quantum dimer systems, where the phase space of the relevant classical theory is $\mathbb{CP}^{N-1}$ (with $N=4$ for the case of interest), because the relevant second homotopy group, $Π_2(\mathbb{CP}^{N-1}) \cong Z$ for $N\geq 2$, remains unchanged. Building on the framework established by Zhang et al. (2023), we consider a classical limit based on SU(4) coherent states, which preserve intra-dimer entanglement. We show that the zero-temperature phase diagram of frustrated spin-dimer systems on a bilayer triangular lattice with weak inter-dimer coupling includes two magnetic-field-induced $\mathbb{CP}^{3}$ skyrmion crystal phases.

cond-mat.str-el↗
arXiv2026

Collective excitations in chiral spin liquid: chiral roton and long-wavelength nematic mode

Chiral spin liquid (CSL) is a magnetic analogue of the fractional quantum Hall (FQH) liquid. Collective excitations play a vital role in shaping our understanding of these exotic quantum phases of matter and their quantum phase transitions. While the magneto-roton and long-wavelength chiral graviton modes in the FQH and fractional Chern insulator (FCI) liquids have been extensively explored, whether CSLs host analogous or qualitatively different modes remains elusive. Here we explore the collective excitations in the SU(2) symmetric CSL phase. Combining exact diagonalization and time-dependent variational principle calculations, we identify two spin-singlet collective modes: a chiral p-wave roton mode at finite momentum, and a elliptically polarized d-wave nematic mode at zero momentum, both of which are prominent across the CSL phase. The chiral p-wave singlet roton has no counterpart in FQH of FCI systems, and the q = 0 d-wave mode also exhibits fingerprint distinct from those of FQH/FCI liquids. We also elucidate that both singlet modes are general for CSLs on various lattice models. By tuning J2, we find the nematic mode to be pronouncedly soft, together with the spin-triplet two-spinon bound states, potentially promoting strong nematic and spin stripe instabilities. Our work paves the way for further understanding CSL from the dynamical perspective and provides new spectroscopic signatures for future experiments of CSL candidates.

cond-mat.str-el↗