Strain-induced suppression of thermochromism in divalent cobalt molybdate thin films
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: crystal-field transitions and charge-transfer excitations, indicating a strain-enhanced ligand field. Supported by structural refinements and theoretical calculations, we identify crystal field strengthening as the key mechanism stabilising the β-phase. These results establish strain as a thermodynamic lever to control phase stability and functional properties in thermochromic oxides.
Source: Chemical Science
DOI: 10.1039/d6sc04298h
Institutions: Victoria University of Wellington, University of Auckland, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Fribourg, Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering named after O.O. Galkin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux, Earth Sciences New Zealand, Australian Synchrotron
Language: English
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funders: National Science Foundation, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australian Government, Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation, Australian Synchrotron, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, University of New South Wales, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Marsden Fund
OpenAlex ID: W7163569136