| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5467851 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The modifications produced by 55 MeV Si4+ swift heavy ion irradiation on the phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) thin films (thickness â¼Â 100 nm) has been enlightened. The PCBM thin films were irradiated at 1 Ã 1010, 1 Ã 1011 and 1 Ã 1012 ions/cm2 fluences. After ion irradiation, the decreased optical band gap and FTIR band intensities were observed. The Raman spectroscopy reveals the damage produced by energetic ions. The morphological variation were investigated by atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements and observed to be influenced by incident ion fluences. After 1011 ions/cm2 fluence, the overlapping of ion tracks starts and produced overlapping effects.
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Authors
Trupti Sharma, Rahul Singhal, Ritu Vishnoi, G.B.V.S. Lakshmi, S.K. Biswas,