Selective Gamma-Ray Ionisation of Vanadium Oxides: Towards the Formation of VO2

M.  Ndiaye; O. Sakh; A. Seck; B. D. Ngom; M. Maaza; M. Chaker

doi:10.25159/3005-2602/14875

Authors

M. Ndiaye Cheikh Anta Diop University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-863X
O. Sakh Cheikh Anta Diop University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-863X
A. Seck Cheikh Anta Diop University
B. D. Ngom Cheikh Anta Diop University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-6057
M. Maaza University of South Africa
M. Chaker National Institute for Scientific Research https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-863X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/3005-2602/14875

Keywords:

vanadium oxides, gamma-ray irradiation, structural properties, CubeSats, thermal shielding

Abstract

In this study, we report on the valence control of vanadium oxidation states towards stabilising VO₂ thin films. X-ray diffraction measurements indicate that up to 300 kGy of gamma-ray radiation the VO₂ phase remains monoclinic, with the crystallite size only varying slightly with the dose. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy indicates the presence of three oxide phases (VO₂, V₂O₃ and V₂O₅) on the samples. A decrease in the oxidation states of V³⁺ and V⁵⁺ and an increase in the valence state V⁴⁺ are observed for irradiations up to 300 kGy, which favours the vanadium dioxide VO₂ formation.

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