Published December 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Heavy ions as texturizing tools

  • 1. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt (Germany)

Description

Accelerated heavy ions leave their trace clearly and unmistakably in solids. The areas of interference formed, which are stable and nearly one-dimensional, can be developed in many isolating materials - crystals, glasses and polymers - to superfine microstructures. According to prevailing conditions, elementary forms may arise, such as funnels, ball sockets or channels with parallel walls. Duplicate moulding then permits to transfer such structures to other materials. (orig.)

Abstract (German)

Beschleunigte schwere Ionen zeichnen ihre Bahn eindeutig und unverwechselbar in den Festkoerper ein. Die gebildeten, stabilen, quasi-eindimensionalen Stoerungszonen lassen sich in vielen isolierenden Materialien - Kristallen, Glaesern und Polymeren - zu feinsten Mikrostrukturen entwickeln. Je nach gegebenen Bedingungen entstehen elementare Formen wie Trichter, Kugelpfannen oder parallelwandige Kanaele. Durch Abformung, z.B. mit galvanischen Verfahren, koennen die Strukturen auf andere Materialien uebertragen werden. (orig.)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (German)
Schwerionen als Texturwerkzeug

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Metalloberflaeche
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
12
Series
Metalloberflaeche.
Journal Page Range
535-537
ISSN
0026-0797
CODEN
MOFEA

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
23021376
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ETCHING; HEAVY IONS; ION BEAMS; MATERIALS; PARTICLE TRACKS; TEXTURE
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; IONS