Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 10, 1016002(2022)

Preparation Technology and Application of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films(Invited)

Qianqian SHI1,2, Jiang WANG1, and Guanghua CHENG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Artificial Intelligence,Optics and Electronics(iOPEN),Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an 710072,China
  • 2Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xi'an 710119,China
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    Received: Jul. 26, 2022

    Accepted: Oct. 9, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: Guanghua CHENG (guanghuacheng@nwpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225110.1016002

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