Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 101, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014108
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India
- SERB, India [ECR/2017/000712]
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An insulator to metal (IMT) transition (T-t similar to 341K) in the VO2 accompanies a transition from an infrared (IR) transparent to IR opaque phase. Tailoring of the IMT and associated IR switching behavior can offer potential thermochromic applications. Here we report on effects of the W and the Tb doping on the IMT and associated structural, electronic structure, and optical properties of the VO2 thin film. Our results show that the W doping significantly lowers IMT temperature (similar to 292K to similar to 247K for 1.3% W to 3.7% W) by stabilizing the metallic rutile, R, phase while Tb doping does not alter the IMT temperature much and retains the insulating monoclinic, M1, phase at room temperature. It is observed that the W doping albeit significantly reduces the IR switching temperature but is detrimental to the solar modulation ability, contrary to the Tb doping effects where higher IR switching temperature and solar modulation ability is observed. The IMT behavior, electrical conductivity, and IR switching behavior in the W and the Tb-doped thin films are found to be directly associated with the spectral changes in the V 3d(parallel to) states.
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