Energy dependent sputtering of nano-clusters from a nanodisperse target and embedding of nanoparticles into a substrate

Details Energy dependent sputtering of nano-clusters from a nanodisperse target and embedding of nanoparticles into a substrate Energy dependent sputtering of nano-clusters from a nanodisperse target and embedding of nanoparticles into a substrate

2005-02-28

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502650v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

11 pages, 5 figures, Submitted as a contributary paper in INDO-GERMAN Workshop held at NSC, New Delhi during 20-24th Feb.,2005

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Au nanoparticles, prepared by thermal evaporation under high vacuum condition on Si substrate, are irradiated with Au ions at different ion energies. During ion irradiation, embedding of nanoparticles as well as ejection of nano-clusters is observed. Ejected particles (usually smaller than those on the Si substrate) due to sputtering are collected on carbon-coated transmission electron microscopy (TEM) grids. Both the TEM grids and the ion-irradiated samples are analyzed with TEM. Unirradiated as well as irradiated samples are also analyzed by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS). In the case of low energy (32 keV) ions, where the nuclear energy loss is dominant, both sputtering and embedding are less compared to medium energy (1.5 MeV). In the high energy regime (100 MeV), where the electronic energy loss is dominant, sputtering is maximum but practically there is no embedding. Ion bombardment of surfaces at an angle with respect to the surface-normal produces enhanced embedding compared to normal-incidence bombardment. The depth of embedding increases with larger angle of incidence. Au nanoparticles after ion irradiation form embedded gold-silicide. Size distribution of the sputtered Au clusters on the TEM grids for different ion energy regimes are presented.

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