In this project we explore the thermal emission both in the far field and near field of a particular class of technologically relevant and physically challenging materials, namely Vanadium Oxide (VO2). This material is characterized by a transition from dielectric to metallic phase with temperature. The material will be fabricated by the Mexican group which will also perform the far field measurements, while the near field ones will be done by the Italian group with a homemade scattering near field optical microscope. Such instrument is able to simultaneously record the topography and the optical response of the sample.

Financing body: UNAM
Starting year: 2017
End year: 2021
Call: ISM CNR – Mexico UNAM project  ?
Role ISM: Unit
Referent ISM: Cricenti Antonio
Other ISM staff involved: Marco Luce, Marco Ortenzi, Massimiliano Rinaldi
Laboratory: Nanospec