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Lab-on-device investigation of phase transition in MoOx semiconductors

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  • Xiaoci Liang

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Dongyue Su

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Younian Tang

    (Sun Yat-sen University)

  • Bin Xi

    (Sun Yat-sen University)

  • Chunzhen Yang

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Huixin Xiu

    (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology)

  • Jialiang Wang

    (Hung Hom)

  • Chuan Liu

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Mengye Wang

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Yang Chai

    (Hung Hom)

Abstract

Precise tuning of phase transition material properties enables multifunctional devices for information processing and energy conversion, but controlling on-device phase transitions and monitoring microscopic mechanisms remains challenging. Here, we develop a lab-on-device system for molybdenum oxide to probe operando hydrogenation mechanisms through in situ electrical and spectral characterization with density functional theory calculations, revealing threshold-driven proton dynamics that govern the transition between nonvolatile memory operation and catalytic hydrogen evolution. Moderate proton intercalation (flux

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  • Xiaoci Liang & Dongyue Su & Younian Tang & Bin Xi & Chunzhen Yang & Huixin Xiu & Jialiang Wang & Chuan Liu & Mengye Wang & Yang Chai, 2025. "Lab-on-device investigation of phase transition in MoOx semiconductors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-60050-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60050-7
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