Nano-and microstructuring of solids by swift heavy ions

FF Komarov - Physics-Uspekhi, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the current stage of research of track formation processes and mechanisms in
materials irradiated by swift ions. We show that the nature and morphology of tracks depend …

Нано-и микроструктурирование твёрдых тел быстрыми тяжёлыми ионами

ФФ Комаров - Успехи физических наук, 2017 - ufn.ru
Приведён анализ современного состояния исследований процессов и механизмов
трекообразования при облучении материалов быстрыми ионами. Показано, что …

Si diffusion induced adhesion and corrosion resistance in annealed RF sputtered SiC films on graphite substrate

N Ahmed, ZS Khan, A Ashraf, H Pervaiz… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide (SiC) is one of the promising candidates for graphite protection in different
applications involving high temperatures and a highly corrosive environment. An ideal …

The effects of 167 MeV Xe26+ swift heavy ions irradiation on chemical vapour deposited silicon carbide

TT Thabethe, SA Adeojo, MN Mirzayev… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microstructural changes caused by Xe 26+ swift heavy ions on polycrystalline SiC were
investigated. Chemically vapour deposited SiC samples were irradiated by 167 MeV Xe 26+ …

A novel dual-step nucleation pathway in crystalline solids under neutron irradiation

S Meher, IJ Van Rooyen, TM Lillo - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Innovations in nanostructuring of inorganic crystalline solids are often limited by prerequisite
critical nucleation energy and solute supersaturation for formation of a phase. This research …

Surface and interface structural analysis of W deposited on 6H–SiC substrates annealed in argon

TT Thabethe, EG Njoroge, TT Hlatshwayo… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A study of a tungsten (W) thin film deposited on a single crystalline 6H–SiC substrate and
annealed in Ar at temperatures of 700° C, 800° C, 900° C and 1000° C for 1 hour was …

Irradiation effects of swift heavy ions on palladium films deposited on 6H-SiC substrate

TT Thabethe, T Nstoane, S Biira, EG Njoroge… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The irradiation effect of swift heavy ions on palladium (Pd) films deposited on 6H-SiC was
investigated. The samples were irradiated by Xe 26+ ions with the energy of 167 MeV at …

Surface roughness effect on the electrical characteristics of Pd/SiC nanocontacts

F Ruffino, M Censabella, G Piccitto, MG Grimaldi - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
We report on the effect of the surface roughness of Pd nanostructures on the electrical
characteristics (Schottky barrier height) of Pd nanostructures/SiC nano-contacts as probed …

The effects of the thickness of the sandwiched layer and of the annealing time on induced nanostructures during solid state dewetting of a metal-semiconductor …

M Masenya, S Halindintwali, M Madhuku, C Mtshali… - Surfaces and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A structure made of a very thin Pd metal layer at the surface, followed by a SiC layer of
varied thickness were deposited onto a c-Si substrate by e-beam evaporation at room …

Dewetted Pt nanostructures on silicon carbide surface

F Ruffino, M Censabella, MG Grimaldi - Journal of Physics and Chemistry of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We exploit the thermal-induced dewetting process of a deposited Pt film to produce two-
dimensional arrays of Pt nanostructures on SiC surface. After depositing 7.5 nm-thick Pt film …