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Metal–Insulator Phase Transition in Thin Films of a Nickel-Doped Vanadium Dioxide

Journal Article · · Physics of the Solid State
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  1. Ioffe Institute (Russian Federation)
The electrical conductivity of thin polycrystalline VNi{sub x}O{sub 2} films has been studied in a wide range of temperatures, which covers the regions of both metallic and insulator phase. It is shown that the metal–insulator phase transition temperature decreases as the nickel concentration increases, and the temperature range of coexistence of the phases increases monotonically. The temperature dependence of the conductivity of the insulating VNi{sub x}O{sub 2} phase is explained using the hopping conduction model that takes into account the influence of thermal atomic vibrations on the resonance integral. Parameter ε has been calculated as a function of the doping level of VO{sub 2}.
OSTI ID:
22925097
Journal Information:
Physics of the Solid State, Journal Name: Physics of the Solid State Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 61; ISSN 1063-7834
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English