Kinetically assisted potential sputtering of insulators by highly charged ions

G Hayderer, S Cernusca, M Schmid, P Varga… - Physical Review Letters, 2001 - APS
G Hayderer, S Cernusca, M Schmid, P Varga, HP Winter, F Aumayr, D Niemann, V Hoffmann…
Physical Review Letters, 2001APS
A new form of potential sputtering has been found for impact of slow (≤ 1500 eV) multiply
charged Xe ions (charge states up to q= 25) on MgO x. In contrast to alkali-halide or SiO 2
surfaces this mechanism requires the simultaneous presence of electronic excitation of the
target material and of a kinetically formed collision cascade within the target in order to
initiate the sputtering process. This kinetically assisted potential sputtering mechanism has
been identified to be present for other insulating surfaces as well.
Abstract
A new form of potential sputtering has been found for impact of slow (≤ 1500 eV) multiply charged Xe ions (charge states up to q= 25) on MgO x. In contrast to alkali-halide or SiO 2 surfaces this mechanism requires the simultaneous presence of electronic excitation of the target material and of a kinetically formed collision cascade within the target in order to initiate the sputtering process. This kinetically assisted potential sputtering mechanism has been identified to be present for other insulating surfaces as well.
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