| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1680842 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This paper reports on a recent study of the corrosion under argon ion irradiation of titanium in the low MeV range (1–9 MeV), associating AFM and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. Irradiation with MeV Arn+ (n = 1, 3) ions produces damages on the titanium surface. Large craters form on the oxidized titanium surface whose characteristics vary as a function of the argon energy between 2 and 9 MeV. The superficial oxide grows thicker under irradiation over the same energy range, especially near 3 MeV. It is suggested that collisions cascades play a significant role in the overall damage process.
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Authors
Ngoc-Long Do, Enric Garcia-Caurel, Nicolas Bérerd, Nathalie Moncoffre, Dominique Gorse - Pomonti,