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Effect of the substrate on the insulator-metal transition of vanadium dioxide films

Single-phase vanadium dioxide films grown on (0001) sapphire and (001) silicon substrates show a very different insulator-metal electronic transition. A detailed description of the growth mechanisms and the substrate-film interaction is given, and the characteristics of the electronic transition are...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2011-03, Vol.109 (6), p.063708-063708-5
Main Authors: Kovács, György J., Bürger, Danilo, Skorupa, Ilona, Reuther, Helfried, Heller, René, Schmidt, Heidemarie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Single-phase vanadium dioxide films grown on (0001) sapphire and (001) silicon substrates show a very different insulator-metal electronic transition. A detailed description of the growth mechanisms and the substrate-film interaction is given, and the characteristics of the electronic transition are described by the morphology and grain boundary structure. (Tri-)epitaxy-stabilized columnar growth of VO 2 takes place on the sapphire substrate, whereas on silicon the expected Zone II growth is identified. We have found that in the case of the Si substrate the reasons for the broader hysteresis and the lower switching amplitude are the formation of an amorphous insulating VO x ( x >2.6) phase coexisting with VO 2 and the high vanadium vacancy concentration of the VO 2 . These phenomena are the result of the excess oxygen during the growth and the interaction between the silicon substrate and the growing film.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.3563588