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Synthesis of single-crystalline LuN films

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arxiv 2307.08437 v1 pith:R75SL4CF submitted 2023-07-17 cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.str-elcond-mat.supr-con

Synthesis of single-crystalline LuN films

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In the nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride (Lu-H-N) system, the presence of Lu-N chemical bonds plays a key role in the emergence of possible room-temperature superconductivity at near ambient pressure. However, due to the synthesis of single-crystalline LuN being a big challenge, the understanding of LuN is insufficient thus far. Here, we report on the epitaxial growth of single-crystalline LuN films. The crystal structures of LuN films were characterized by high-resolution X-ray diffraction. The measurement of low-temperature electrical transport indicates the LuN film is semiconducting from 300 to 2 K, yielding an activation gap of $\sim$ 0.02 eV. Interestingly, negative magnetoresistances can be observed below 12 K, which can result from the defects and magnetic impurities in LuN films. Our results uncover the electronic and magnetic properties of single-crystalline LuN films.

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