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Optical and Electrical Properties of V2O5 Gel-Based Thin Films

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Films of various thicknesses have been produced on silicon substrates via centrifugation of V2O5 gel, followed by vacuum annealing. The optical characteristics of the films have been shown to be well fitted by the Cauchy and Bruggeman models. The thermal hysteresis loop of their insulator–metal transition and the amplitude of the variation in their resistivity are determined by their phase composition and the degree of their crystallinity.

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This work was carried out in part using equipment at the Shared Research Facilities Center, Voronezh State University.

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  1. Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G.F. Morozov, 394087, Voronezh, Russia

    E. V. Tomina

  2. Voronezh State University, 394018, Voronezh, Russia

    E. V. Tomina & B. V. Sladkopevtsev

  3. JSC VSP-Mikron, 394007, Voronezh, Russia

    S. S. Kopytin

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Tomina, E.V., Kopytin, S.S. & Sladkopevtsev, B.V. Optical and Electrical Properties of V2O5 Gel-Based Thin Films. Inorg Mater 57, 1020–1027 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168521100162

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