Reconfigurable electronics based on metal-insulator transition : steep-slope switches and high frequency functions enabled by Vanadium Dioxide

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Reconfigurable electronics based on metal-insulator transition : steep-slope switches and high frequency functions enabled by Vanadium Dioxide

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