Morphological and raman effects on 252Cf irradiated diamond

Radiation damage produced by the incidence of fission fragments from a californium (252Cf) source into diamond is characterized by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. In comparison with the original non irradiated surface, it was found cavities and hillock-like regions. By micro-Raman sp...

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Autores: C. Vázquez-López, G. Espinosa, J.I. Golzarri, S. Jiménez-Sandoval
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57019064013
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57019064013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Diamond
nuclear tracks
Raman spectroscopy
atomic force microscopy
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Resumo:Radiation damage produced by the incidence of fission fragments from a californium (252Cf) source into diamond is characterized by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. In comparison with the original non irradiated surface, it was found cavities and hillock-like regions. By micro-Raman spectroscopy, it was revealed changes in the crystalline structure: there are graphite-like regions and nanostructured diamond regions.