화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Surface Science, Vol.470, 168-176, 2019
Micro-nano scale imaging and the effect of annealing on the perpendicular structure of electrical-induced VO(2 )phase transition
It was research hotspot that how to lower the threshold switching voltage (V-th), especially for the perpendicular structure of electrical-induced VO2 insulator-metal phase transition (MIT). This structure can reduce the V-th to the orders of 10(-1) V. In micro-nano scale, combined with results of resistance change versus temperature, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements and conducive atomic force microscope, we had confirmed that V3+ was an important factor for electrical-induced VO2 thin MIT. On the one hand, joule healing produced by conducive V3+ region induced the surrounding VO2 region phase transition. On the other hand, with the annealing time increased from 0 min to 2 min at 470 degrees C in H-2/N-2 mixture gases, V3+ contents increased, thin film surface conducive areas increased, thin film resistance decreased, and finally resulted in threshold switching voltage decreased. Our experimental results were consistent with theory analysis. However, when the annealing time was too long (>= 3 min), VO(2 )thin film threshold switching behavior disappeared, and current was linearly increased with voltage.