Transition metal oxides offer functional properties beyond conventional semiconductors.
Bridging the gap between the fundamental research frontier in oxide electronics and their …

Measurement of the contact potential difference (CPD) and work functions of materials are
important in analyzing their electronic structures and surface residual charges. Kelvin probe …

VO 2 (M) structures with various shapes were synthesized by vacuum annealed VO 2
metastable phase, and this metastable phase (VO 2 (B/D)) were formed by hydrothermal …

External controlling the phase transition behavior of vanadium dioxide is important to realize
its practical applications as energy-efficient electronic devices. Because of its relatively high …

Vanadium oxides are anticipated as a high-performance energy storage electrode due to
their coupled double layer and pseudo-capacitative charge storage mechanism. In the …

The colonization of microorganisms on material surfaces, or namely biofouling, is a
challenging matter in both the medical and marine industries. With the inspiration of the …

Tribovoltaic direct-current (DC) nanogenerator made of dynamic semiconductor
heterojunction is emerging as a promising mechanical energy harvesting technology …

Atomic layer deposition was adopted to deposit VO x thin films using vanadyl tri-
isopropoxide {VO [O (C3H7)] 3, VTIP} and water (H2O) at 135° C. The self-limiting and purge …

The reconfigurability of the electrical heterostructure featured with external variables, such
as temperature, voltage, and strain, enabled electronic/optical phase transition in functional …

Inevitable frictional heat, generated by friction, degrades output performance of polymer-
based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). To address this issue, we propose to take …