Reconfigurable Vanadium Dioxide Nanomembranes and Microtubes with Controllable Phase Transition Temperatures

Tian, Ziao; Xu, Borui; Hsu, Bo; Stan, Liliana; Yang, Zheng; Mei, Yong Feng

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00483

Reconfigurable Vanadium Dioxide Nanomembranes and Microtubes with Controllable Phase Transition Temperatures

Journal Article · Tue Apr 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00483· OSTI ID:1461508

Tian, Ziao ^[1]; Xu, Borui ^[1]; Hsu, Bo ^[2]; Stan, Liliana ^[3]; Yang, Zheng ^[2]; ^[1]

Fudan Univ., Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Here, two additional structural forms, free-standing nanomembranes and microtubes, are reported and added to the vanadium dioxide (VO₂) material family. Free-standing VO₂ nanomembranes were fabricated by precisely thinning as-grown VO₂ thin films and etching away the sacrificial layer underneath. VO₂ microtubes with a range of controllable diameters were rolled-up from the VO₂ nanomembranes. When a VO₂ nanomembrane is rolled-up into a microtubular structure, a significant compressive strain is generated and accommodated therein, which decreases the phase transition temperature of the VO₂ material. The magnitude of the compressive strain is determined by the curvature of the VO₂ microtube, which can be rationally and accurately designed by controlling the tube diameter during the rolling-up fabrication process. The VO₂ microtube rolling-up process presents a novel way to controllably tune the phase transition temperature of VO₂ materials over a wide range toward practical applications. Furthermore, the rolling-up process is reversible. A VO₂ microtube can be transformed back into a nanomembrane by introducing an external strain. Because of its tunable phase transition temperature and reversible shape transformation, the VO₂ nanomembrane-microtube structure is promising for device applications. As an example application, a tubular microactuator device with low driving energy but large displacement is demonstrated at various triggering temperatures.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1461508

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 18; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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