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arXiv · 2606.03981

Bipolar-doped superconducting infinite-layer cuprates

Abstract

Distilling the intrinsic physics of the superconducting CuO2 plane from the complexities of charge-reservoir layers is a defining challenge in high-temperature superconductivity. While superconducting electron-doped infinite-layer cuprates have been synthesized, controllable and uniform hole doping has long remained elusive despite exploratory attempts, limiting spectroscopic insights. Here, we realize bipolar doping across infinite-layer (Sr,Eu)CuO2 and (Ca,Li)CuO2+{\delta} single-crystalline thin films, mapping the electronic phase diagram. Both electron- and hole-doped films show pronounced electrical resistance anisotropy, indicating the quasi-two-dimensional nature of the CuO2 planes. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy across electron- and hole-doped regimes reveals persistent antiferromagnetic band folding coexisting with superconductivity. Remarkably, at a hole doping ~0.07 determined by Luttinger volume, the antiferromagnetic folding emerges from Fermi arcs within the film's single Fermi surface, with the onset superconducting transition temperature exceeding 60 K. These findings redefine the interplay between magnetic order and superconductivity and establish a definitive platform to investigate the intrinsic mechanism of high-temperature superconducting cuprates.

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Fengzhe Wang, Yueying Li, Heng Wang, Lizhi Xu, Xianfeng Wu, Lixiang Xu, Guangdi Zhou, Jin-Feng Jia, Peng Li, Haoliang Huang, Qi-Kun Xue, Zhuoyu Chen. 2026-06-02. Bipolar-doped superconducting infinite-layer cuprates. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03981

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