Fig. 2. Characterization of superconducting Lax(Sr,Ca)1−xNiO2 films.
a Resistivity vs. temperature for the superconducting La0.78Ca0.22NiO2 and La0.8Sr0.2NiO2 samples, showing a clear transition and large RRR. b XRR depth profiles of the as-grown and superconducting films, specifically the real component of the scattering length density (SLD). c Intensity vs. mass-to-charge ratio near the H− peak for an as-grown La0.78Ca0.22NiO3 and superconducting La0.78Ca0.22NiO2 film, integrated over the entire measurement time. d Raw intensity (counts) of the H− peak in the substrate region for the same as-grown La0.78Ca0.22NiO3 and superconducting La0.78Ca0.22NiO2. e SIMS depth profile of superconducting La0.78Ca0.22NiO2. f SIMS depth profile of superconducting La0.8Sr0.2NiO2. Note that the La0.8Sr0.2NiO2 film was sputtered at a lower ion beam energy than the La0.78Ca0.22NiO2 due to the thinner cap layer.