Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2005-02-16
Physica B 369, 76 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
5 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physb.2005.07.032
An abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT) was observed in VO2 thin films during the application of a switching voltage pulse to two-terminal devices. Any switching pulse over a threshold voltage for the MIT of 7.1 V enabled the device material to transform efficiently from an insulator to a metal. The characteristics of the transformation were analyzed by considering both the delay time and rise time of the measured current response. The extrapolated switching time of the MIT decreased down to 9 ns as the external load resistance decreased to zero. Observation of the intrinsic switching time of the MIT in the correlated oxide films is impossible because of the inhomogeneity of the material; both the metallic state and an insulating state co-exist in the measurement volume. This indicates that the intrinsic switching time is in the order of less than a nanosecond. The high switching speed might arise from a strong correlation effect (Coulomb repulsion) between the electrons in the material.
Chae Byung-Gyu
Kang Kwang-yong
Kim Hyun-tak
Youn Doo-Hyeb
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