Tracks and voids in amorphous Ge induced by swift heavy-ion irradiation

Ion tracks formed in amorphous Ge by swift heavy-ion irradiation have been identified with experiment and modeling to yield unambiguous evidence of tracks in an amorphous semiconductor. Their underdense core and overdense shell result from quenched-in radially outward material flow. Following a soli...

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Autores: Ridgway, M.C., Bierschenk, Thomas, Giulian, Raquel, Afra, Boshra, Rodriguez, M. D., Araújo, Leandro Langie, Byrne, A. P., Kirby, Nigel, Pakarinen, O. H., Djurabekova, F., Nordlund, K., Schleberger, M., Osmani, O., Medvedev, N., Rethfeld, B., Kluth, Patrick
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/101366
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/101366
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Semicondutores amorfos
Semicondutores elementares
Solidificação
Efeitos de feixe iônico
Germânio
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Sumario:Ion tracks formed in amorphous Ge by swift heavy-ion irradiation have been identified with experiment and modeling to yield unambiguous evidence of tracks in an amorphous semiconductor. Their underdense core and overdense shell result from quenched-in radially outward material flow. Following a solid-toliquid phase transformation, the volume contraction necessary to accommodate the high-density molten phase produces voids, potentially the precursors to porosity, along the ion direction. Their bow-tie shape, reproduced by simulation, results from radially inward resolidification.