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Main Authors: De, Binoy Krishna, Sathe, V. G., Roy, S. B.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05190
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author De, Binoy Krishna
Sathe, V. G.
Roy, S. B.
author_facet De, Binoy Krishna
Sathe, V. G.
Roy, S. B.
contents We report an isothermal electric field-induced first-order phase transition from Mott-insulator to the metallic state in the epitaxial thin film of V$_2$O$_3$ in the temperature regime below its Mott transition temperature $\approx$ 180 K. This isothermal electric field induced transition is accompanied by interesting electro-thermal history effects, which depend on the measurement paths followed in the electric field - temperature phase space. These interesting properties result in tuneable resistive switching and distinct memristive behavior in V$_2$O$_3$. A generalized framework of disorder-influenced first-order phase transition in combination with a resistor network model has been used to explain the observed experimental features. These findings promise possibilities for Mott insulators to be highly energy-efficient switches in novel technologies like neuromorphic computing.
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spellingShingle Electric field induced Mott-insulator to metal transition and memristive behaviour in epitaxial V$_2$O$_3$ thin film
De, Binoy Krishna
Sathe, V. G.
Roy, S. B.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
We report an isothermal electric field-induced first-order phase transition from Mott-insulator to the metallic state in the epitaxial thin film of V$_2$O$_3$ in the temperature regime below its Mott transition temperature $\approx$ 180 K. This isothermal electric field induced transition is accompanied by interesting electro-thermal history effects, which depend on the measurement paths followed in the electric field - temperature phase space. These interesting properties result in tuneable resistive switching and distinct memristive behavior in V$_2$O$_3$. A generalized framework of disorder-influenced first-order phase transition in combination with a resistor network model has been used to explain the observed experimental features. These findings promise possibilities for Mott insulators to be highly energy-efficient switches in novel technologies like neuromorphic computing.
title Electric field induced Mott-insulator to metal transition and memristive behaviour in epitaxial V$_2$O$_3$ thin film
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05190