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Metal‐Insulator Transitions: Crossing Thermal Lubricity and Electronic Effects in Friction: Vanadium Dioxide under the Metal–Insulator Transition (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2/2016)
Author(s) -
Kim Jong Hun,
Fu Deyi,
Kwon Sangku,
Liu Kai,
Wu Junqiao,
Park Jeong Young
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201670006
Subject(s) - materials science , vanadium dioxide , lubricity , metal–insulator transition , insulator (electricity) , vanadium , metal , condensed matter physics , thermal , composite material , transition metal , electron , phonon , nanotechnology , thin film , metallurgy , thermodynamics , physics , biochemistry , chemistry , quantum mechanics , catalysis
In article number 1500388, J. Wu, J. Y. Park, and co‐workers present a new route to control friction in micro‐ and nanomechanical applications. The combined effect of phonons and electrons in friction is investigated by probing the nanotribological and electrical properties of VO 2 across a thermally‐driven metal–insulator transition temperature. Depending on whether it is insulating or metallic, the friction of VO 2 behaves quite differently with temperature.