Substitution for Cu in the electron-doped infinite-layer superconductor Sr0.9La0.1CuO2: Ni reduces Tc much faster than Zn

Abstract
We have substituted magnetic Ni and nonmagnetic Zn impurities at Cu sites, in order to probe the nature of the superconductivity for the electron-doped infinite-layer superconductor Sr0.9La0.1CuO2. We found that Tc was nearly constant until 3% replacement by Zn while the superconductivity was nearly suppressed for a 2% substitution by Ni. This behavior is very similar to that of conventional superconductors, but quite different from typical holed-doped cuprate superconductors.