Fast pulse measurements of the dielectric constant of semiconducting VO2

Abstract By using a pulse technique in the picosecond range, we have obtained the dielectric constant of semiconducting VO 2 parallel ( ϵ ∥ = 18.3) and perpendicular ( ϵ ⊥=39) to the pseudo tetragonal c -axis. We have also looked for changes in the dielectric constant in the neighbourhood of the non metal-metal transition.