Ab initio calculations have been performed to unravel the origin of the recently found superlattice peaks in the trilayer nickelate LaNiO. These peaks arise from static charge ordering of Ni/ Ni stripes oriented at 45 to the Ni-O bonds. An insulating state originates from a combination of structural distortions and magnetic order, with the gap being formed solely within the d manifold of states. When doped, electrons or holes would go into these states, in a similar fashion to what occurs in the cuprates. Analogous calculations suggest that checkerboard charge order should occur in the bilayer nickelate LaNiO. These results reveal a close connection between LaNiO and LaNiO with LaSrNiO for x=1/3 and x=1/2, respectively.

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