Controlling the Temperature and Speed of the Phase Transition of VO2 Microcrystals

Yoon, Joonseok; Kim, Howon; Chen, Xian; Tamura, Nobumichi; Mun, Bongjin Simon; Park, Changwoo; Ju, Honglyoul

doi:10.1021/acsami.5b11144

Controlling the Temperature and Speed of the Phase Transition of VO₂ Microcrystals

Journal Article · Tue Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2015 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b11144· OSTI ID:1379049

Yoon, Joonseok ^[1]; Kim, Howon ^[1]; Chen, Xian ^[2]; Tamura, Nobumichi ^[3]; Mun, Bongjin Simon ^[4]; Park, Changwoo ^[5]; Ju, Honglyoul ^[1]

Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics
Hong Kong Univ., of Science and Technology (China). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source
Gwangju Inst. of Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Physics and Photon Science, Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis
Hanbat National Univ., Daejeon (Republic of Korea). Division of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology; Advanced Nano Products, Sejong (Republic of Korea)

Here, we investigated the control of two important parameters of vanadium dioxide (VO₂ ) microcrystals, the phase transition temperature and speed, by varying microcrystal width. By using the reflectivity change between insulating and metallic phases, phase transition temperature is measured by optical microscopy. As the width of square cylinder-shaped microcrystals decreases from ~70 to ~1 μm, the phase transition temperature (67 °C for bulk) varied as much as 26.1 °C (19.7 °C) during heating (cooling). In addition, the propagation speed of phase boundary in the microcrystal, i.e., phase transition speed, is monitored at the onset of phase transition by using the high-speed resistance measurement. The phase transition speed increases from 4.6 × 10 ² to 1.7 × 10⁴ μm/s as the width decreases from ~50 to ~2 μm. While the statistical description for a heterogeneous nucleation process explains the size dependence on phase transition temperature of VO₂, the increase of effective thermal exchange process is responsible for the enhancement of phase transition speed of small VO ₂ microcrystals. These findings not only enhance the understanding of VO₂ intrinsic properties but also contribute to the development of innovative electronic devices.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1379049

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 8; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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