Smart materials are leading the future of materials by virtue of their autonomous response
behavior to external stimuli; it is widely believed their development and application will bring …

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is one of the strongly correlated materials exhibiting a reversible
insulator–metal phase transition accompanied by a structural transition from a low …

The mechanical reliability of metallic components is vital for the stable operation of electrical
equipment, especially for those used in ultra-high voltage transmission and electromagnetic …

Vapor-transport technique is comprehensively employed method for synthesizing
monoclinic VO2 nanostructures to exploit the intrinsic metal–insulator transition (MIT) of …

Concurrent structural and electronic transformations in VO2 thin films are of 2-fold
importance: enabling fine-tuning of the emergent electrical properties in functional devices …

Negative differential resistance (NDR) based on the band-to-band tunneling (BTBT)
mechanism has recently shown great potential in improving the performance of various …

Under physical conditions such as TC= 68° C, Vanadium dioxide (VO2) undergoes a
reversible transformation from a monoclinic phase to a tetragonal rutile phase. This …

Understanding the effect of strain on the physical properties of vanadium dioxide (VO 2) is
crucial for its effective use in flexible devices exposed to various strains. Stress (or strain) …

The buckling, de-lamination, and cracking of the thin film/substrate system caused by
thermal stress is the main obstacle for functional failure. Moreover, the thermal stress of …

Smart materials offering tunable electrical properties in response to external stimuli are in
high demand for their usage in reconfigurable electronics. This study reports the stability and …