Publication Date:
2015-05-07
Description:
We have prepared a single crystal of Ti 0.4 V 0.6 O 2 which forms a solid solution crystallizing in the rutile structure at high temperatures and undergoes phase separation due to the spinodal decomposition when cooled to room temperature. The spinodally decomposed crystal consists of a self-assembled, mega stack of alternate Ti- and V-rich layers with an approximate period of 33 nm along the c axis. The unidirectional microstructure causes a large anisotropy in resistivity and a small one in thermal conductivity. A sharp metal–insulator transition as well as a structural transition to a monoclinic structure is observed in the thin V-rich layers.
Electronic ISSN:
2166-532X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics