Samarium-monosulfide-based semiconductor strain gages for spacecraft-strain transformation

Volodin, N. M.; Mishin, Yu. N.; Каминский, В. В.; Zakharov, Yu. V.

doi:10.1134/s0038094613070150

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“…After that, a SiO (Silicon Monoxide) layer (3) is deposited onto surface 2, as a dielectric layer, with SmS (4) to be the next part of this device. Finally, a nickel layer (5) plays the role of contact [ 72 ].…”

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Samarium Monosulfide (SmS): Reviewing Properties and Applications

2017

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In this review, we give an overview of the properties and applications of samarium monosulfide, SmS, which has gained considerable interest as a switchable material. It shows a pressure-induced phase transition from the semiconducting to the metallic state by polishing, and it switches back to the semiconducting state by heating. The material also shows a magnetic transition, from the paramagnetic state to an antiferromagnetically ordered state. The switching behavior between the semiconducting and metallic states could be exploited in several applications, such as high density optical storage and memory materials, thermovoltaic devices, infrared sensors and more. We discuss the electronic, optical and magnetic properties of SmS, its switching behavior, as well as the thin film deposition techniques which have been used, such as e-beam evaporation and sputtering. Moreover, applications and possible ideas for future work on this material are presented. Our scope is to present the properties of SmS, which were mainly measured in bulk crystals, while at the same time we describe the possible deposition methods that will push the study of SmS to nanoscale dimensions, opening an intriguing range of applications for low-dimensional, pressure-induced semiconductor–metal transition compounds.

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“…Results were carried out using an indenter (top axis; load in grams) and finite elements calculations (bottom axis); ( d ) Schematic illustration of the proposed PET device. (Reprinted with permission from [ 72 ], [ 77 ] and [ 80 ], respectively.)…”

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