Grain growth and crack formation in NiO thin films by swift heavy ion irradiation

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-475

  Mallick, P ^a,b   Biswal, R ^b   Rath, Chandana ^c   Agarwal, D C ^d   Tripathi, A ^d   Avasthi, D K ^d   Kanjilal, D ^d   Satyam, P V ^e   Mishra, N C ^b  

^a Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^e INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Crack; Grain growth; Ion irradiation; Nanoparticles; NiO

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC DIFFUSIONS; CRACK FORMATION; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; FLUENCES; ION IRRADIATION; LATTICE DISORDERS; NIO THIN FILM; SI(1 0 0); SURFACE INSTABILITY; SWIFT HEAVY ION IRRADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GOLD; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAVY IONS; IRRADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; THIN FILMS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 77049112578     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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