• Accepted Paper

Enhanced s±-wave superconductivity in electron-doped La3Ni2O7

Xun Liu, Chao Deng, Wenfeng Wu, Liang Si, and Mi Jiang

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 6 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2cxc-b6m9

Abstract

In cuprates, electron doping yields a much lower superconducting Tc than hole doping. For recently discovered nickelate superconductors, the analogous doping strategies become more challenging. Consequently, while hole-doped Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates have been extensively studied, electron-doped RP nickelates remain rarely explored both experimentally and theoretically. Here we fill this gap by systematically investigating the two-orbital bilayer model for three representative systems: bulk La3Ni2O7 at ambient pressure and 15,GPa, and a heterostructure La3Ni2O7:La3Al2O7 that provides a feasible experimental route to electron doping. Using first-principle calculations and large-scale dynamical cluster quantum Monte Carlo simulations, we find that electron doping generically enhances s±-wave pairing superconductivity (SC) in all three cases, with the heterostructure showing the highest Tc in the underdoped regime. Furthermore, our results suggest an inter-orbital cooperative mechanism that the pairing on the dx2−y2 orbital, induced by that on the dz2 orbital, plays a vital role in the SC. This work provides the theoretical prediction of enhanced SC in electron-doped RP nickelates and calls for future experimental verification.

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