Optical investigations on electronic structure changes related to the metal-insulator transition in VO2 film

dc.creatorKoo, C. H.
dc.creatorLee, J. S.
dc.creatorKim, M. W.
dc.creatorChang, Y. J.
dc.creatorNoh, T. W.
dc.creatorChae, J. H. Jung B. G.
dc.creatorKim, H. -T.
dc.date2005-08-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:06:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:06:14Z
dc.descriptionWe investigated optical absorption coefficient spectra of an epitaxial VO2 film in wide photon energy (0.5 - 5.0 eV) and temperature (100 - 380 K) regions. In its insulating phase, we observed two d-d transition peaks around 1.3 eV and 2.7 eV and a charge transfer peak around 4.0 eV. As temperature goes above the metal-insulator transition temperature near 340 K, a large portion of the spectral weight of the peak around 4.0 eV becomes redistributed and a Drude-like peak appears. We initially applied the band picture to explain the details of the spectral weight changes, especially the temperature-dependent shift at 2.7 eV, but failed. To check whether the spectral changes are optical signatures of the electron-electron correlation effects, we applied the Hubbard model which takes into account orbital degeneracy. This orbitally degenerate Hubbard model could explain the details of the temperature-dependent peak shifts quite well. In addition, from the peak assignments based on the orbitally degenerate Hubbard model, we could obtain the values of U + delta(~ 3.4 eV) and JH (~ 0.7 eV), where U, delta, and JH are the on-site Coulomb repulsion energy, the crystal field splitting between the t2g bands, and the Hund's rule exchange energy, respectively. Our spectroscopic studies indicate that the electron-electron correlation could play an important role in the metal-insulator transition of VO2.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0508212
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0508212
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/26738
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleOptical investigations on electronic structure changes related to the metal-insulator transition in VO2 film
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