Abstract
Rutherford backscattering and optical absorption measurements were used to characterize both intrinsic and extrinsic defects produced in MgO single crystals by implantation with 250 keV Cu2+ ions at a fluence of 1 x 10(17) ions/ cm(2). Several absorption bands identical to those found in neutron irradiated crystals were observed and have been previously associated with oxygen vacancies and higher-order defects involving oxygen vacancies. In addition, a broad extinction band centered at approximate to3.0 eV is observed and is attributed to copper precipitates. The maximum concentration of the implanted Cu ions occurs at a penetration depth of approximate to130 nm. The copper colloids start to dissolve at temperatures above 1100 K and by 1500 K most of the copper ions have diffused into substitutional sites. Hardening induced by implantation was characterized by nanoindentation measurements.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Radiation (REI-12) |
Editors | L. Amaral , M. Behar , F. C. Zawislak |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
Pages | 148-152 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |
Event | 12th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators (REI-12) - Gramado, Brazil Duration: 31 Aug 2003 → 5 Sept 2003 Conference number: 12th |
Publication series
Name | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
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Publisher | Elsevier Science B.V. |
Number | 1-4 June |
Volume | 2018 |
ISSN (Print) | 0168-583X |
Conference
Conference | 12th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators (REI-12) |
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Country/Territory | Brazil |
City | Gramado |
Period | 31/08/03 → 5/09/03 |
Keywords
- Defects
- Ion implantation
- MgO
- Precipitates