Browsing by Subject "vanadium dioxide"
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(2022-03-24)Department: PhysicsVanadium dioxide (VO2) is an exemplary phase-transition material due to its insulator-to-metal transition, which boasts sharp changes in its lattice vectors (~1%), electrical resistivity (~5 orders of magnitude), and optical ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2011-04)Finite element modeling was performed using COMSOL Multiphysics to study the thermal dynamics of gold::vanadium dioxide (VO$_{2}$) nanocomposites. These simulations were done to understand the data from transient ...
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(2014-11-26)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCurrent generation infrared (IR) photodetection requires a tradeoff between sensitivity and practicality. For applications requiring high sensitivity, the available options require varying levels of expensive and bulky ...
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(2012-12-20)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceUltrafast photoinduced phase transitions in quantum materials could revolutionize data-storage and telecommunications technologies by modulating transport in integrated nanocircuits at terahertz speeds. In phase-changing ...
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(2018-03-27)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThe integration of optical components with silicon complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology may lead to the increase in information carrying capacity and reduction in power consumption necessary to continue ...
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(2017-03-28)Department: PhysicsThe focus of this dissertation is the interaction of gold (Au) plasmonic structures and the phase change material vanadium dioxide (VO2). Vanadium dioxide modifies the local surface plasmon resonance of an Au nanoparticles ...
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(2016-01-19)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThis dissertation examines the fundamental physical properties and material processing methods required to design and fabricate the next generation of optical modulators based on the vanadium dioxide metal-insulator ...
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(2011-04-19)Department: PhysicsHybrid nanocomposites consisting of arrays of gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) and vanadium dioxide (VO<sub>2</sub>) were fabricated on indium-tin-oxide coated glass substrates. The Au NPs, with radii from 100 to 180nm and ...
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(2013-04-30)Department: Electrical EngineeringThe field of nanophotonics has emerged as a promising platform for applications ranging from communications and computing, to sensing, solar energy harvesting, biomedicine, and beyond. Advancing these technologies requires ...
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The solid-solid phase transition in vanadium dioxide thin films: synthesis, physics and application (2011-04-27)Department: PhysicsTHE SOLID-SOLID PHASE TRANSITION IN VANADIUM DIOXIDE THIN FILMS: SYNTHESIS, PHYSICS AND APPLICATION JOYEETA NAG DISSERTATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR RICHARD F. HAGLUND, JR. This dissertation is devoted to the ...