“…Many recent studies (Chow et al , 1996; Sachan et al , 1995; Pellegrin et al , 1996; Takeda et al , 1990; Strangfeld et al , 1991; Kato et al , 1991; Cheong et al , 1994; Chen et al , 1993; Cava et al , 1991; Granados et al , 1993) have been focused on the Ni +II /Ni +III La 2− x Sr x NiO 4±δ oxides with the K 2 NiF 4 structure. In these nickel system compounds, much higher doping levels are required to induce metal-insulator transitions than in the analogous cuprates, La 2− x Sr x CuO 4±δ , with truly metallic behaviour occurring only at nickel oxidation states higher than +III.…”