Phase-Engineered VO<sub>2</sub> Metal Nanofiber Enables a Metal-Insulator Transition for Bidirectional Thermal Reallocation.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Phase change materials (PCMs) are appealing for their fascinating capability of thermal reallocation, assisting widely in many areas of human productivity and life. However, it has remained a significant challenge to attain shape stability, temperature resistance, and microscale continuity in PCMs while maintaining sufficient phase change performance. Here we report a sol epitaxial fabrication strategy to create metal-insulator transition nanofibers (MIT-NFs) composed of monoclinic vanadium dioxide. The MIT-NFs are further assembled into self-standing two-dimensional membranes and three-dimensional aerogels with structural robustness. The resulting series of metal-insulator transition materials exhibits the integrated features of solid-solid phase change properties, shape stability, and thermal reallocation properties. The integral ceramic characteristic also provides the MIT-NFs with surface stiffness (54 GPa), temperature resistance (-196° to 330 °C), and thermal insulator properties. The successful fabrication of these captivating MIT materials may provide new perspectives for next-generation, shape-stable, and self-standing PCMs.