The evolution of the local structure of VO2 was investigated across the pressure-induced insulator to metal transition (IMT) by means of pair distribution function measurements. The pressure behavior of the V-V and V-O bond lengths have been determined. The data demonstrated that the pressure-driven IMT is not activated by the suppression of the Peierls-type distortion. A clear octahedra symmetrization is observed in the metallic phase, suggesting a link between structural degree of freedom and the metallization process.
Pair distribution function analysis: The role of structural degrees of freedom in the high-pressure insulator to metal transition of VO2
MALAVASI, LORENZO;
2016-01-01
Abstract
The evolution of the local structure of VO2 was investigated across the pressure-induced insulator to metal transition (IMT) by means of pair distribution function measurements. The pressure behavior of the V-V and V-O bond lengths have been determined. The data demonstrated that the pressure-driven IMT is not activated by the suppression of the Peierls-type distortion. A clear octahedra symmetrization is observed in the metallic phase, suggesting a link between structural degree of freedom and the metallization process.File in questo prodotto:
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