2012
DOI: 10.1063/1.4772211
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Direct observation of giant metallic domain evolution driven by electric bias in VO2 thin films on TiO2(001) substrate

Abstract: We report on conductive changes caused by electric bias-driven insulator-to-metal transition in VO2 thin films on a TiO2(001) substrate and observe the evolution of giant metallic domains to reveal their microscopic origin. The metallic domains are anisotropically formed along the direction of applied current or voltage. This anisotropic formation of metallic states causes abrupt increase of conductivity when the fraction rate of metallic states is low, conforming with the directed percolation model. Our resul… Show more

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“…In this system, the metallic and insulating domains often coexist randomly around the transition temperature, and each domain works as an essential element invoking first order MIT [1][2][3] and influences the macroscopic transport property. The domain size ranges from several tens of nanometers [4][5][6] to the micrometer scale [7][8][9][10][11]. Recent reports have revealed that, in oxide materials with mixed domains, the elastic strain caused by lattice distortion or mismatch between the substrate and thin film can greatly impact their domain characteristics and electronic properties [7,[12][13][14][15].…”
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“…In this system, the metallic and insulating domains often coexist randomly around the transition temperature, and each domain works as an essential element invoking first order MIT [1][2][3] and influences the macroscopic transport property. The domain size ranges from several tens of nanometers [4][5][6] to the micrometer scale [7][8][9][10][11]. Recent reports have revealed that, in oxide materials with mixed domains, the elastic strain caused by lattice distortion or mismatch between the substrate and thin film can greatly impact their domain characteristics and electronic properties [7,[12][13][14][15].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In VO 2 thin films on rutile TiO 2 (001) substrates, strain caused by lattice mismatch between the film and substrate can shift T MI from 340 K to ß300 K [13,14]. Recently, in the VO 2 /TiO 2 (001) system we have observed the presence of giant microscale metallic domains with rectangular shapes and the first order transition induced within individual domains [2,[9][10][11]. Optical microscopy has been used to identify how the transport properties are changed by the MIT of each domain, supporting the relationship between the domain configurations and their electronic properties [2,[9][10][11].…”
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“…45 It is reported that electropulsing causes sudden reduction of electrical resistance and change of atomic element distribution in packed oxide powders. 46 The observed change of electrical resistance proves not to be due to thermal effects but is rather dominated by field induced dielectric breakdown. The current induced element reconfiguration has not been fully understood.…”
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“…[10][11][12] Regarding the characteristics of the phase transition, ultra-fast 13 and spatial avalanche transitions in domains 10,14,15 have been reported. Thus, electronic control of the transition in the two terminal devices has much attracted attention; 9,[16][17][18][19] however, the control enables only a one-way transition, from insulator to metal (I-to-M). Inherently, the transition using an electric bias is caused by Joule heating, 19,20 which is unlikely to present reversible controllability of the transition.…”
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