Synthesis and thermal stability of W-doped VO{sub 2} nanocrystals
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physic, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China)
Highlights: {yields} The VO{sub 2} nanocrystals with a nearly spherical morphology with size ranging from 50 to 100 nm were synthesized by using V{sub 2}O{sub 5} and oxalic acid as precursors via a thermolysis method. {yields} The W dopant is in the W{sup 6+} form, and there is a small amount of V{sup 3+} in the VO{sub 2} nanocrystals. VO{sub 2} (R) nanocrystals with phase transition temperature at room temperature were obtained with 2.5 at% W-doing. {yields} A high stability upon heating-cooling cycles was observed with respect to MIT temperature, peak temperature and latent heat of the phase transition due to both the size effect and the existence of V{sup 3+} in the VO{sub 2} nanocrystals. -- Abstract: Pure and W-doped vanadium dioxide nanocrystals have been synthesized by using V{sub 2}O{sub 5} and oxalic acid as precursors via a thermolysis method. The VO{sub 2} nanocrystals have a nearly spherical morphology with size ranging from 50 to 100 nm. The metal-insulator transition (MIT) temperature of the nanocrystals decreases with increasing W-doping content. The successive heat-induced fatigue character of the MIT in W-doped VO{sub 2} nanocrystals was investigated by DSC analysis together with structural study, and a high stability upon heating-cooling cycles was found with respect to MIT temperature, peak temperature and latent heat of the phase transition.
- OSTI ID:
- 22210134
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 46, Issue 11; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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