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Modulating the optical behaviour of metallic vanadium dioxide by adjusting the number of Drude oscillators

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This study investigates and compares the effect of the number of Drude oscillators on the optical response of vanadium dioxide (\(\hbox {VO}_{2}\)). Its optical constants undergo a rapid transition from the semiconductor state to the metallic state at a critical temperature of 68\(^\circ \)C, making it an intelligent and functional material. \(\hbox {VO}_{2}\) becomes metallic at temperatures above 68\(^\circ \)C and crystallises in a tetragonal rutile structure. Using the dielectric function \(\varepsilon \), which describes the optical behaviour of this material, we simulated the optical constants T, R, n, k, \(\alpha \) and CoeffA of a thin layer of \(\hbox {VO}_{2}\) in the metallic state as a function of the incident photon energy, ranging from infrared (IR) to ultraviolet (UV). The effect of oscillators number was clearly relevant to the evolution of the optical properties of this material, as well as its optical conductivity, which is primarily associated with the field of optoelectronics. These results suggest that various nanotechnological applications, such as IR or UV detectors, \(\hbox {VO}_{2\ }\)nanocrystal-based paints or smart windows in buildings, could be controlled.

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This work was completed at the Ecole Normale Supérieur ENS of Fez. University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah.

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  1. Laboratory of the Thin Layers and Surface Treatment by Plasma, ENS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco

    Abderrahim Ben Chaib

  2. Laboratory of Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Physics, ENS, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco

    Mohammed Zouini

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Ben Chaib, A., Zouini, M. Modulating the optical behaviour of metallic vanadium dioxide by adjusting the number of Drude oscillators. Pramana - J Phys 97, 201 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-023-02685-z

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