Enhanced photosuseeptibility in the insulatorto-metal phase transition in vanadium dioxide

We use optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy to measure the photoinduced phase transition in vanadium dioxide thin films. Our measurements reveal a fluence threshold needed to drive this transition that decreases with increasing temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hilton, D, Prasankumar, R, Fourmaux, S, Cavalleri, A, Brassard, D, Khakani, E, Keiffer, J, Taylor, A, Averitt, R
Format: Conference item
Published: Optical Society of America 2007