Ion beams have been used for decades for characterizing and analyzing materials. Now energetic ion beams are providing ways to modify the materials in unprecedented ways. This book highlights the emergence of high-energy swift heavy ions as a tool for tailoring the properties of materials with nanoscale structures. Swift heavy ions interact with materials by exciting/ionizing electrons without directly moving the atoms. This opens a new horizon towards the 'so-called' soft engineering. The book discusses the ion beam technology emerging from the non-equilibrium conditions and emphasizes the power of controlled irradiation to tailor the properties of various types of materials for specific needs.
Author(s): D. K. Avasthi, G. K. Mehta (auth.)
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 145
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 280
Tags: Solid State Physics; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics; Optical and Electronic Materials
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Ion Beams for Materials Engineering—An Overview....Pages 1-46
Ion Matter Interaction....Pages 47-66
Ion Beam Analysis....Pages 67-85
Engineering of Materials by Swift Heavy Ion Beam Mixing....Pages 86-108
SHI for Synthesis and Modifications of Nanostructured Materials....Pages 109-141
Materials Engineering with Swift Heavy Ions....Pages 142-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-280
