摘要:
Provided are an MIT device-based oscillation circuit including a power source, an MIT device and a variable resistor, in which a generation of an oscillation and an oscillation frequency are determined according to a voltage applied from the power source and a resistance of the variable resistor, and a method of adjusting the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit. The MIT device includes an MIT thin film and an electrode thin film connected to the MIT thin film, and generates a discontinuous MIT at an MIT generation voltage, the variable resistor is connected in series to the MIT device, and the power source applies a voltage or an electric current to the MIT device. The generation of an oscillation and an oscillation frequency are determined according to the voltage applied from the power source and the resistance of the variable resistor.
摘要:
Provided are a method and circuit for controlling heat generation of a power transistor, in which the power transistor can be protected by preventing heat generation of the power transistor by using a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device that can function as a fuse and can be semi-permanently used. The circuit for controlling heat generation of a transistor includes a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device in which abrupt MIT occurs at a predetermined critical temperature; and a power transistor connected to a driving device and controlling power-supply to the driving device, wherein the MIT device is attached to a surface or heating portion of the transistor and is connected to a base terminal or gate terminal of the transistor or a surrounding circuit from a circuit point of view, and wherein when a temperature of the transistor increases to a temperature equal to or greater than the predetermined critical temperature, the MIT device reduces or shuts off a current of the transistor so as to prevent heat generation of the transistor.
摘要:
Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a discharge unit capable of delaying or preventing a battery explosion. The lithium secondary battery includes a discharge unit disposed parallel to a battery body. The discharge unit includes a first electrode connected to a positive electrode of the battery body, a second electrode connected to a negative electrode of the battery body, and a discharge material film, disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, inducing a abrupt discharge above a predetermined temperature. The discharge material film, e.g., a abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT) material film can induce a abrupt discharge, thereby preventing or delaying a battery explosion.
摘要:
Provided is a voltage regulation system using an abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT), which can regulate various zener voltages and can be easily manufactured. The voltage regulation system includes: an input power source: a series resistor connected in series to the input power source; and an MIT insulator connected in series to the series resistor, and undergoing an abrupt MIT such that the range of an output voltage regulated to be kept constant varies according to the resistance of the series resistor.
摘要:
Provided are a memory device that undergoes no structural phase change, maintains a uniform thin film, and can perform a high-speed switching operation, and a method of operating the same. The memory device includes a substrate, an abrupt MIT material layer, and a plurality of electrodes. The abrupt MIT material layer is disposed on the substrate and undergoes an abrupt metal-insulator transition by an energy change between electrons. The plurality of electrodes are brought into contact with the abrupt MIT material layer and are melted by heat to form a conductive path on the abrupt MIT material layer.
摘要:
An abrupt MIT (metal-insulator transition) device with parallel conducting layers is provided. The abrupt MIT device includes a first electrode disposed on a certain region of a substrate, a second electrode disposed so as to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from the first electrode, and at least one conducting layer electrically connecting the first electrode with the second electrode and having a width that allows the entire region of the conducting layer to be transformed into a metal layer due to an MIT. Due to this configuration, deterioration of the conducting layer, which is typically caused by current flowing through the conducting layer, is less likely to occur.
摘要:
Provided are an abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT) device for bypassing super-high voltage noise to protect an electric and/or electronic system, such as, a high-voltage switch, from a super-high voltage, a high-voltage noise removing circuit for bypassing the super-high voltage noise using the abrupt MIT device, and an electric and/or electronic system including the high-voltage noise removing circuit. The abrupt MIT device includes a substrate, a first abrupt MIT structure, and a second abrupt MIT structure. The first and second abrupt MIT structures are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, of the substrate. The high-voltage noise removing circuit includes an abrupt MIT device chain connected in parallel to the electric and/or electronic system to be protected. The abrupt MIT device chain includes at least two abrupt MIT devices serially connected to each other.
摘要:
Provided are an oscillatory circuit based on a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device that can generate a simple and very high oscillating frequency using the MIT device, and a method of driving the oscillatory circuit. The oscillatory circuit includes the MIT device that comprises an MIT thin film and an electrode thin film connected to the MIT thin film and in which an abrupt MIT is generated due to an MIT generating voltage, a resistor that is serially connected to the MIT device, an electrical power source limiting the maximum amount of an applied current and applying a direct current constant voltage to the MIT device, and a light source irradiating electromagnetic waves on the MIT device, wherein the oscillating properties are generated by irradiating the electromagnetic waves using the light source.
摘要:
Provided are an oscillatory circuit based on a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device that can generate a simple and very high oscillating frequency using the MIT device, and a method of driving the oscillatory circuit. The oscillatory circuit includes the MIT device that comprises an MIT thin film and an electrode thin film connected to the MIT thin film and in which an abrupt MIT is generated due to an MIT generating voltage, a resistor that is serially connected to the MIT device, an electric al power source limiting the maximum amount of an applied current and applying a direct current constant voltage to the MIT device, and a light source irradiating electromagnetic waves on the MIT device, wherein the oscillating properties are generated by irradiating the electromagnetic waves using the light source.
摘要:
Provided are a germanium (Ge) based metal-insulator transition (MIT) thin film which is formed of a Ge single-element material instead of a compound material of two or more elements and by which material growth may be easily performed and a problem of a second phase characteristic in accordance with a structural defect and an included impurity may be solved, an MIT device including the MIT thin film, and a method of fabricating the MIT device. The MIT device includes a substrate; a germanium (Ge) based MIT thin film which is formed of a Ge single-element material on the substrate and in which a discontinuous MIT occurs at a predetermined transition voltage; and at least two thin film electrodes contacting the Ge based MIT thin film, wherein the discontinuous MIT occurs in the Ge based MIT thin film due to a voltage or a current which is applied through the thin film electrodes.