Optical, Electrical, Structural, and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films with Different Contents
2.2. Characterization Measurement of Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optical Properties of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.1.1. Transmission Spectral Characteristics of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.1.2. Infrared Transmittance Spectra of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.1.3. Refractive Index of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.1.4. Raman Spectra of W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.1.5. Temperature-Dependent Transmission Spectra of VO2 Thin Films
3.2. Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.2.1. Residual Stress of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.2.2. Surface Roughness Measurement of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.2.3. Temperature-Dependent Residual Stress of W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.2.4. Temperature-Dependent Electrical Resistivity of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.3. Microstructural Properties of VO2 Thin Films
3.3.1. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) of W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
3.3.2. Surface Morphology of Undoped VO2 and W-Doped VO2 Thin Films
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tien, C.-L.; Chiang, C.-Y.; Wang, C.-C.; Lin, S.-C. Optical, Electrical, Structural, and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films. Materials 2024, 17, 2382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102382
Tien C-L, Chiang C-Y, Wang C-C, Lin S-C. Optical, Electrical, Structural, and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films. Materials. 2024; 17(10):2382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102382
Chicago/Turabian StyleTien, Chuen-Lin, Chun-Yu Chiang, Ching-Chiun Wang, and Shih-Chin Lin. 2024. "Optical, Electrical, Structural, and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films" Materials 17, no. 10: 2382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102382
APA StyleTien, C.-L., Chiang, C.-Y., Wang, C.-C., & Lin, S.-C. (2024). Optical, Electrical, Structural, and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Tungsten-Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films. Materials, 17(10), 2382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102382