Energy threshold for the creation of nanodots on SrTiO3 by swift heavy ions

Karlušić, Marko; Akcöltekin, Sevilay; Osmani, Orkhan; Monnet, Isabelle; Lebius, Henning; Jakšić, Milko; Schleberger, Marika (2010) Energy threshold for the creation of nanodots on SrTiO3 by swift heavy ions. New journal of physics, 12 . 043009-1. ISSN 1367-2630

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Abstract

We present experimental and theoretical data on the threshold behaviour of nanodot creation with swift heavy ions. A model calculation based on a two-temperature model that takes into account the spatially resolved electron density gives a threshold of 12 keV nm−1 below which the energy density at the end of the track is no longer high enough to melt the material. In the corresponding experiments, we irradiated SrTiO3 surfaces under grazing incidence with swift heavy ions. The resulting chains of nanodots were analysed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). In addition, some samples of SrTiO3 irradiated under normal incidence were analysed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both experiments showed two thresholds, which were connected with the appearance of tracks and the creation of fully developed tracks. The threshold values were similar for surface and bulk tracks, suggesting that the same processes occur at both glancing and normal incidence. 5 Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nanodots; energy threshold
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Division of Materials Physics
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Procesi interakcije ionskih snopova i nanostrukture- Milko Jakšić 098-1191005-2876 MZOS
Depositing User:	Marko Karlušić
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2016 14:23
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/3054
DOI:	10.1088/1367-2630/12/4/043009

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