Swift heavy ions for materials engineering and nanostructuring / D.K. Avasthi, G.K. Mehta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avasthi, Devesh Kumar.

Contributor:

Mehta, G. K. (Girijesh K.), 1936-

Series:

Springer series in materials science ; 0933-033X v. 145.

Springer series in materials science, 0933-033X ; v. 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanostructures.

Heavy ions.

Engineering.

Ion bombardment.

Materials science.

Physical Description:

xi, 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, [2011]

Summary:

Ion beams have been used for decades for characterizing and analyzing materials. Now energetic ion beams are providing ways to modify the materials in unprecedented ways. This book highlights the emergence of high-energy swift heavy ions as a tool for tailoring the properties of materials with nanoscale structures. Swift heavy ions interact with materials by exciting/ionizing electrons without directly moving the atoms. This opens a new horizon towards the 'so-called' soft engineering. The book discusses the ion beam technology emerging from the non-equilibrium conditions and emphasizes the power of controlled irradiation to tailor the properties of various types of materials for specific needs. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Ion Beams for Materials Engineering-An Overview 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Challenges in Materials Science and Engineering 5

1.3 Ion Beam Based/Assisted Processes 12

1.4 Materials Modifications with Ion Beams 19

1.5 Possibilities of Tailoring the Materials Properties with Ion Beams 22

1.6 Why Ion Beams for Materials Engineering? 24

1.7 Specially Configured Ion Beams 25

1.8 Ion Beam Assisted Self Organization 34

1.9 Summary and Perspective 38

2 Ion Matter Interaction 47

2.2 Introduction 47

2.2 Nuclear and Electronic Energy Loss in Materials 48

2.3 Consequence of Large Electronic Energy Density Deposition by Swift Heavy Ions 54

2.4 Cooperative Effects of Nuclear and Electronic Energy Losses 57

2.5 Simulation Efforts to Understand Ion Irradiation Induced Modifications 62

2.6 Perspectives of Ion-Solid Interaction 63

2.7 Summary 64

3 Ion Beam Analysis 67

3.1 Introduction 67

3.2 Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) 69

3.3 Particle Induced y-ray Emission (PIGE) 71

3.4 lonoluminescence (IL) 71

3.5 Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) 71

3.6 RBS Channelling 74

3.7 Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA) 75

3.8 Medium Energy Ion Scattering (MEIS) 79

3.9 Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS) 79

3.10 Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA) 79

3.11 Charged Particle Activation Analysis (CPAA) 80

3.12 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) 81

3.13 Summary 82

4 Engineering of Materials by Swift Heavy Ion Beam Mixing 86

4.1 Introduction 86

4.2 SHI Induced Mixing for Material Engineering 89

4.3 Interface Modification in Thermo-dynamically Immiscible Systems 101

4.4 Metal/Insulator, Semiconductor/Insulator and Insulator/Insulator Systems 102

4.5 Conclusions and Future Prospects 103

5 SHT for Synthesis and Modifications of Nanostructured Materials 109

5.1 Introduction 109

5.2 Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials under Electronic Excitation 112

5.3 Nanostructures within Ion Track and at the Surface by Self-organization 116

5.4 Modification of the Metal-dielectric Nanocomposite Films 121

5.5 Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of Si Nanorod Structures 135

5.6 Summary 136

6 Materials Engineering with Swift Heavy Ions 142

6.1 Carbon 143

6.2 Polymers 152

6.3 Semiconductors 164

6.4 Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCO) 171

6.5 Transition Metal Oxides (TMO) 176

6.6 Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors (DMS) and Other Magnetic Materials 181

6.7 High Temperature Superconductors (HTSC) 185

6.8 Special Oxides (Ferrites, Multiferroics and LCMO) 193

6.9 Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) Devices Based on Oxides 194

6.10 Quasicrystals 197

6.11 Alkali Halides 199

6.12 Plasmonic Materials 201

6.13 Materials for Energy 205

6.14 Nuclear Materials 209

6.15 Summary 211.

Notes:

Copublished with Capital Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789400712287

9400712286

OCLC:

751716730