Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO2 polymorphs

Lee, Shinbuhm; Ivanov, Ilia N.; Keum, Jong K.; Lee, Ho Nyung

doi:10.1038/srep19621

Title: Epitaxial stabilization and phase instability of VO₂ polymorphs

Journal Article · Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19621· OSTI ID:1259840

Lee, Shinbuhm ^[1]; Ivanov, Ilia N. ^[1]; Keum, Jong K. ^[1]; Lee, Ho Nyung ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1259840

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1324055

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322

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