Abstract As a strongly correlated electron material, vanadium dioxide (VO2) has been a focus of research since its discovery in 1959, owing to its well-known metal–insulator transition coupled with a structural phase transition. Recent years have witnessed both exciting discoveries in our understanding of the physics of VO2 and developments in new applications of VO2-related materials. In this article, we review some of these recent progresses on the phase transition mechanism and dynamics, phase diagrams, and imperfection effects, as well as growth and applications of VO2. Our review not only offers a summary of the properties and applications of VO2, but also provides insights into future research of this material by highlighting some of the challenges and opportunities.

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二氧化钒物理及应用研究进展

摘要 二氧化钒 (VO2) 作为一种强相关电子材料，自 1959 年被发现以来，由于其众所周知的金属-绝缘体转变与结构相变相结合，一直是研究的焦点。近年来，我们在对 VO2 物理的理解和 VO2 相关材料的新应用方面取得了令人振奋的发现。在本文中，我们回顾了最近在相变机制和动力学、相图和缺陷效应以及 VO2 的生长和应用方面的一些进展。我们的评论不仅总结了 VO2 的特性和应用，还通过强调一些挑战和机遇，为该材料的未来研究提供了见解。