Published January 29, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

SAXS Analysis of Embedded Pt Nanocrystals Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions

  • 1. Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University (Australia)
  • 2. Australian Synchrotron Research Program, Argone, IL (United States)

Description

Elongated Pt nanocrystals (NCs) formed in SiO2 by ion implantation, thermal annealing and swift heavy ion irradiation were analyzed by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. Transmission SAXS measurements were performed in samples aligned at different angles relative to the photon beam resulting in non-isotropic scattering and thus enabling the three dimensional analysis of the NCs. Selected angular sectors of the detector were integrated and analyzed separately, leading to the individual evaluation of both the major and minor dimensions of the rod-shaped NCs. This method enables the use of well established spherical models for the SAXS data analysis and yielded excellent agreement with TEM results.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1092
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 45-47
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
6. international conference on synchrotron radiation in materials science
Dates
20-23 Jul 2008
Place
Campinas (Brazil)

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(c) 2009 American Institute of Physics