Table 1 Studied film systems

From: Discovery of giant unit-cell super-structure in the infinite-layer nickelate PrNiO2+x

Label

Film system

d [nm]

a [Å]

b [Å]

c [Å]

C1

Cryst. STO capping

4.0

\(\varnothing\)

 

PrNiO2+x(C1)

7.0

3.885

3.905

3.450

 

STO substrate

3.895

C2

Cryst. STO capping

4.0

\(\varnothing\)

 

PrNiO2+x(C2)

7.1

3.883

3.905

3.290

 

STO substrate

3.895

A1

Amorph. STO capping

5.0

\(\varnothing\)

 

PrNiO2+x(A1)

7.6

3.900

3.915

3.305

 

STO substrate

3.900

  1. Thicknesses (d) and room temperature lattice parameters of the three capped film systems used for this study. In-plane parameters of the substrate, film, and capping are identical within the experimental sensitivity. Given that the capping layer is very thin, it is not possible to identify the c-axis lattice parameter and hence this entry is indicated by \(\varnothing\). Films C2 and A1 yield a c-axis lattice parameter comparable to cap-free PrNiO2 films6,37. Based on the c-axis lattice parameter, we deem that x(C2) ~ x(A1) < x(C1) ≈ 0.