Ultrafast Phase Transition in Vanadium Dioxide Driven by Hot-Electron Injection

We present a novel all-optical method of triggering the phase transition in vanadium dioxide by means of ballistic electrons injected across the interface between a mesh of Au nanoparticles coveringd VO2 nanoislands. By performing non-degenerate pump-probe transmission spectroscopy on this hybrid pl...

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Main Authors: Prasankumar R. P., Nag J., Seo M., Brady N. F., Appavoo K., Hilton D. J., Haglund R. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134103026