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Title: Reversible switching between pressure-induced amorphization and thermal-driven recrystallization in VO2(B) nanosheets

Abstract

Pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) and thermal-driven recrystallization have been observed in many crystalline materials. However, controllable switching between PIA and a metastable phase has not been described yet, due to the challenge to establish feasible switching methods to control the pressure and temperature precisely. Here, we demonstrate a reversible switching between PIA and thermally-driven recrystallization of VO2(B) nanosheets. Comprehensive in situ experiments are performed to establish the precise conditions of the reversible phase transformations, which are normally hindered but occur with stimuli beyond the energy barrier. Spectral evidence and theoretical calculations reveal the pressure–structure relationship and the role of flexible VOx polyhedra in the structural switching process. Anomalous resistivity evolution and the participation of spin in the reversible phase transition are observed for the first time. Our findings have significant implications for the design of phase switching devices and the exploration of hidden amorphous materials.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [2];  [5];  [6];  [6];  [7];  [7];  [8];  [9]
  1. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). HiPSEC; Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, DC (United States). Geophysical Lab., High Pressure Synergetic Consortium (HPSync)
  2. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
  3. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, DC (United States). Geophysical Lab., High Pressure Synergetic Consortium (HPSync); Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (China)
  4. Huanghe Science and Technology College, Henan (China)
  5. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, DC (United States). Geophysical Lab., High Pressure Synergetic Consortium (HPSync)
  6. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, D.C. (United States)
  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
  8. National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing (China)
  9. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States); Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Carnegie Inst. of Washington, WA (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1332358
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1274756
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0001982; NA0001974; FG02-99ER45775; EAR 1606856; NA-0002006; EAR-1128799; FG02-94ER14466; NA0002006
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; nanoscale materials; phase transitions and critical phenomena

Citation Formats

Wang, Yonggang, Zhu, Jinlong, Yang, Wenge, Wen, Ting, Pravica, Michael, Liu, Zhenxian, Hou, Mingqiang, Fei, Yingwei, Kang, Lei, Lin, Zheshuai, Jin, Changqing, and Zhao, Yusheng. Reversible switching between pressure-induced amorphization and thermal-driven recrystallization in VO2(B) nanosheets. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms12214.
Wang, Yonggang, Zhu, Jinlong, Yang, Wenge, Wen, Ting, Pravica, Michael, Liu, Zhenxian, Hou, Mingqiang, Fei, Yingwei, Kang, Lei, Lin, Zheshuai, Jin, Changqing, & Zhao, Yusheng. Reversible switching between pressure-induced amorphization and thermal-driven recrystallization in VO2(B) nanosheets. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12214
Wang, Yonggang, Zhu, Jinlong, Yang, Wenge, Wen, Ting, Pravica, Michael, Liu, Zhenxian, Hou, Mingqiang, Fei, Yingwei, Kang, Lei, Lin, Zheshuai, Jin, Changqing, and Zhao, Yusheng. Mon . "Reversible switching between pressure-induced amorphization and thermal-driven recrystallization in VO2(B) nanosheets". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12214. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332358.
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title = {Reversible switching between pressure-induced amorphization and thermal-driven recrystallization in VO2(B) nanosheets},
author = {Wang, Yonggang and Zhu, Jinlong and Yang, Wenge and Wen, Ting and Pravica, Michael and Liu, Zhenxian and Hou, Mingqiang and Fei, Yingwei and Kang, Lei and Lin, Zheshuai and Jin, Changqing and Zhao, Yusheng},
abstractNote = {Pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) and thermal-driven recrystallization have been observed in many crystalline materials. However, controllable switching between PIA and a metastable phase has not been described yet, due to the challenge to establish feasible switching methods to control the pressure and temperature precisely. Here, we demonstrate a reversible switching between PIA and thermally-driven recrystallization of VO2(B) nanosheets. Comprehensive in situ experiments are performed to establish the precise conditions of the reversible phase transformations, which are normally hindered but occur with stimuli beyond the energy barrier. Spectral evidence and theoretical calculations reveal the pressure–structure relationship and the role of flexible VOx polyhedra in the structural switching process. Anomalous resistivity evolution and the participation of spin in the reversible phase transition are observed for the first time. Our findings have significant implications for the design of phase switching devices and the exploration of hidden amorphous materials.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms12214},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = ,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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