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Title: Nanoscale imaging of the electronic and structural transitions in vanadium dioxide.

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B

We investigate the electronic and structural changes at the nanoscale in vanadium dioxide (VO{sub 2}) in the vicinity of its thermally driven phase transition. Both electronic and structural changes exhibit phase coexistence leading to percolation. In addition, we observe a dichotomy between the local electronic and structural transitions. Nanoscale x-ray diffraction reveals local, nonmonotonic switching of the lattice structure, a phenomenon that is not seen in the electronic insulator-to-metal transition mapped by near-field infrared microscopy.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1014006
Report Number(s):
ANL/CNM/JA-70013; TRN: US201111%%24
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 83, Issue Apr. 13, 2011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH