Abstract
The development of accelerators technology offers a new window for the creation of surface nanostructures in an efficient and accurate way. The use of 30 MeV C60 cluster ions enables the creation of nano-hillocks of size larger than the ones produced by GeV monoatomic ions. The physical mechanism underlying the realization of such nanostructures is elucidated using a plasma expansion approach. Numerical analysis showed that increasing the ionic temperature (number density) ratios would lead to decrease (increase) the nano-hillocks height.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 102-105 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 381 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Ion radiation effects
- Plasma expansion
- Surface nanostructures