Strongly correlated metal strontium vanadate (SrVO3) was recently proposed to be used as a promising transparent conductor. Control of the optical and electrical properties of SrVO3 thin films using external stimuli is highly desired for most practical applications. Herein, flexible heteroepitaxial SrVO3 films on mica substrates were synthesized in a simple process using a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method, showing high optical transparency and excellent electrical conductivity. The experiments demonstrate that the resistivity of flexible SrVO3 films depends strongly on the applied mechanic...
