Surface Nanofeatures Induced by High-Energy Heavy Ions Irradiation

• Authors: A García-Bórquez , C Camacho-Olguín , L Herrera-Colín , G Rueda-Morales , W Kesternich
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

During neutron, ions or electron irradiation of materials, the surface morphology can be microroughened in different forms. Using a tandem accelerator with high current capability, 3.66 MeV Ni and Al ions were implanted into Ni-22at%Si alloy at 650ºC and intoα-Al_2O_3 at 1000ºC, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy observation revealed surface nanofeatures induced by the irradiations. On the Ni--Si alloy, long parallel channels are formed having a periodicity near to 2μm and a mean depth of 30 nm (atomic force microscopy measurements). Onα-Al_2O_3 nanopyramides with around 50 nm basis length and similar height were detected on some grains forming periodic chains. We assume that preferential sputtering produced both induced surface features.

Keywords

EN

96.35.Gt; 34.50.Dy

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 109
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 347-351

Dates

published

2006-03

received

2005-05-20

Contributors

author

A García-Bórquez

• ESFM-IPN, 07738 México D.F., Mexico

author

C Camacho-Olguín

• ESFM-IPN, 07738 México D.F., Mexico

author

L Herrera-Colín

• ESFM-IPN, 07738 México D.F., Mexico

author

G Rueda-Morales

• ESFM-IPN, 07738 México D.F., Mexico

author

W Kesternich

• IFF-FZ, Jülich, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.109.347