Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium - "What one material can do"

Vanadium dioxide undergoes a metal-insulator phase transition at 67 degree C. The two phases differ drastically in electrical and optical/dielectric properties. Using this one material and its doped phases, we have uncovered new physics in correlated electron behavior, and developed new applications ranging from regulation of thermal radiation to simulation of neural plasticity.

In this talk, I will give an overview of our recent work on these topics.