The surface growth mode can induce the anomalous compressive strain in thicker VO 2 /Al 2 O 3 epitaxial films, which can't be explained by conventional epitaxial lattice-mismatch. Strain may be an effective tool for manipulating MIT of the VO 2 films.
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