Modifications of Alkaline-Earth Fluorides Using Slow Highly Charged Ions

Ayman Sherif El-Said*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The irradiation with highly energetic (MeV-GeV) heavy ions can lead to the modifications of the properties of different materials. Among the observed effects, the creation of surface nanostructures in different materials were demonstrated. Recently, slow (eV-keV) highly charged ions (HCIs) were successfully utilized for the creation of similar surface nanostructures in various solids. However, HCI exhibits unique features by altering only the top surface layers without modifying the deeper layers, which cannot be avoided for MeV-GeV heavy ions. Based on both the type of the material and ion beam parameters (charge state, kinetic energy, potential energy, etc.), nanostructures of different shapes (pits, caldera-like, hillocks) and sizes were obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChallenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE
EditorsAfaque Shams, Khaled Al-Athel, Iztok Tiselj, Andreas Pautz, Tomasz Kwiatkowski
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages260-266
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783031643613
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventSaudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023 - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 13 Nov 202315 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

ConferenceSaudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023
Country/TerritorySaudi Arabia
CityDhahran
Period13/11/2315/11/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Keywords

  • Highly charged ions
  • nanostructures
  • surface modifications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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