Amorphization of embedded Cu nanocrystals by ion irradiation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Johannessen, B ^a   Kluth, P ^a   Llewellyn, D J ^a   Foran, G J ^b   Cookson, D J ^b   Ridgway, M C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; IMPURITIES; ION IMPLANTATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

AMORPHOS PHASES; LOW-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33847200457     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2644413     Document Type: Article

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