Atomic-Layer-Deposited ultrathin films of vanadium pentoxide crystalline nanoflakes with controllable thickness and optical band-gap

ZHANG Tian-Ning; WANG Shu-Xia; HUANG Tian-Tian; WEI Wei; CHEN Xin; DAI Ning

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2019.01.001

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