Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8041683 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pulsed laser deposited 60Â nm thin film of homogeneous Mn0.82Bi0.18 composite has been irradiated by 100Â MeV Au ions at fluence 1Â ÃÂ 1013Â ions/cm2, and investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetic hysteresis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and nanoindentation measurements. Dispersed nanostructures of soft Bi-rich phase of about 20Â nm diameter emerged in a hard Mn-rich matrix on irradiation. Such structures, as synthesized by the present novel swift heavy ion irradiation approach, are usable as self-lubricating thin films.
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Authors
S.K. Srivastava, S.A. Khan, P. Sudheer Babu, D.K. Avasthi,