Nano pattern formation and surface modifications by ion irradiation

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-424

  Paramanik, Dipak ^a   Majumder, Subrata ^a   Sahoo, S R ^a   Varma, Shikha ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

AFM; Fabrication; InP; Ion irradiation; Nanotechnology; Semiconductor nanostructures

Indexed keywords

III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; NANODOTS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

AFM; B-Y IONS; ENERGY; FLUENCES; IONS IRRADIATION; NANO PATTERN; PATTERN FORMATION; PATTERN SURFACES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; SURFACE-MODIFICATION;

INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

EID: 70349786256     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.59.1541     Document Type: Article

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