Infrared-wave number-dependent metal-insulator transition in vanadium dioxide nanoparticles

  • Kyu Won Lee
  • , Jin Jung Kweon
  • , Cheol Eui Lee
  • , A. Gedanken
  • , R. Ganesan

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Abstract

We have studied the metal-insulator transition (MIT) taking place at 340 K in vanadium dioxide nanoparticles. A peculiar nanosize effect on the 10-nm-sized VO2 nanoparticles is reported. While the infrared transmittance at high wave numbers displayed a broad transition behavior, the magnetic susceptibility and infrared transmittance at low wave numbers showed a sharp first-order MIT. Our results suggest that the size effect on the MIT is due to the surface region while the core region undergoes the same MIT as that in the bulk.

Original languageEnglish
Article number243111
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume96
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Korea Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (NRL Program R0A-2008-000-20066-0 and Project No. 20090082672) and by the Seoul Research and Business Development Program (Grant No. 10583). The measurements at the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) are acknowledged.

Funding

This work was supported by the Korea Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (NRL Program R0A-2008-000-20066-0 and Project No. 20090082672) and by the Seoul Research and Business Development Program (Grant No. 10583). The measurements at the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) are acknowledged.

FundersFunder number
Seoul Research and Business Development Program10583
U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryR0A-2008-000-20066-0, 20090082672
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

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