Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs
Abstract
The VO2 polymorphs, i.e., VO2(A), VO2(B), VO2(M1) and VO2(R), have a wide spectrum of functionalities useful for many potential applications in information and energy technologies. However, synthesis of phase pure materials, especially in thin film forms, has been a challenging task due to the fact that the VO2 polymorphs are closely related to each other in a thermodynamic framework. Here, we report epitaxial stabilization of the VO2 polymorphs to synthesize high quality single crystalline thin films and study the phase stability of these metastable materials. We selectively deposit all the phases on various perovskite substrates with different crystallographic orientations. By investigating the phase instability, phonon modes and transport behaviours, not only do we find distinctively contrasting physical properties of the VO2 polymorphs, but that the polymorphs can be on the verge of phase transitions when heated as low as ~400°C. In conclusion, our successful epitaxy of both VO2(A) and VO2(B) phases, which are rarely studied due to the lack of phase pure materials, will open the door to the fundamental studies of VO2 polymorphs for potential applications in advanced electronic and energy devices.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1259840
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1324055
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Lee, Shinbuhm, Ivanov, Ilia N., Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Ho Nyung. Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1038/srep19621.
Lee, Shinbuhm, Ivanov, Ilia N., Keum, Jong K., & Lee, Ho Nyung. Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19621
Lee, Shinbuhm, Ivanov, Ilia N., Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Ho Nyung. Wed .
"Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19621. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1259840.
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title = {Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs},
author = {Lee, Shinbuhm and Ivanov, Ilia N. and Keum, Jong K. and Lee, Ho Nyung},
abstractNote = {The VO2 polymorphs, i.e., VO2(A), VO2(B), VO2(M1) and VO2(R), have a wide spectrum of functionalities useful for many potential applications in information and energy technologies. However, synthesis of phase pure materials, especially in thin film forms, has been a challenging task due to the fact that the VO2 polymorphs are closely related to each other in a thermodynamic framework. Here, we report epitaxial stabilization of the VO2 polymorphs to synthesize high quality single crystalline thin films and study the phase stability of these metastable materials. We selectively deposit all the phases on various perovskite substrates with different crystallographic orientations. By investigating the phase instability, phonon modes and transport behaviours, not only do we find distinctively contrasting physical properties of the VO2 polymorphs, but that the polymorphs can be on the verge of phase transitions when heated as low as ~400°C. In conclusion, our successful epitaxy of both VO2(A) and VO2(B) phases, which are rarely studied due to the lack of phase pure materials, will open the door to the fundamental studies of VO2 polymorphs for potential applications in advanced electronic and energy devices.},
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year = {Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016},
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