The role of Fe dopants in phase stability and electric switching properties of Fe-doped VO2

Ruibo Zhang, Hai Bo Jin, Deyu Guo, Jiasong Zhang, Zhengjing Zhao, Yongjie Zhao, Jing Bo Li*

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Abstract

The effect of Fe dopants on the metal-insulator transition of VO2 is investigated by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and thermal resistance measurements. The transition temperature is observed to decrease first, reach its minima (~60 °C) at ~1.5 at% Fe and then rise with increasing the doping concentration. The M2 and T phases are determined to be stabilized by the Fe dopants. The stability regions of polymorphic phases of Fe-doped VO2 are examined by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The solubility of Fe in VO2 is determined to be ~4 at%. A phase diagram of Fe-doped VO2 is constructed based on the experimental results. The resistance change of samples with the Fe content less than 1.5 at% remains to be ~4 orders of magnitude, demonstrating Fe-doped VO2 a promising electric switching material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18764-18770
Number of pages7
JournalCeramics International
Volume42
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • Electric switching properties
  • Iron doping
  • Metal-insulator transition
  • VO

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