Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition

Control of the morphology of self-organized nanostructures is the key issue in bottom-upapproaches. Here, morphological transitions of precipitation patterns in C:Cu nanocomposite filmsare studied. The films have been grown by oblique incidence ionized physical vapor deposition. Weshow that the ion...

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Main Authors: Abrasonis, G., Kovács, G., Tucker, Mark, Heller, R., Krause, M., Guenette, M., Munnik, F., Lehmann, J., Tadich, A., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., Bilek, M., Möller, W.
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Published: American Institute of Physics 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37092
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author Abrasonis, G.
Kovács, G.
Tucker, Mark
Heller, R.
Krause, M.
Guenette, M.
Munnik, F.
Lehmann, J.
Tadich, A.
Cowie, B.
Thomsen, L.
Bilek, M.
Möller, W.
author_facet Abrasonis, G.
Kovács, G.
Tucker, Mark
Heller, R.
Krause, M.
Guenette, M.
Munnik, F.
Lehmann, J.
Tadich, A.
Cowie, B.
Thomsen, L.
Bilek, M.
Möller, W.
author_sort Abrasonis, G.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Control of the morphology of self-organized nanostructures is the key issue in bottom-upapproaches. Here, morphological transitions of precipitation patterns in C:Cu nanocomposite filmsare studied. The films have been grown by oblique incidence ionized physical vapor deposition. Weshow that the ion energy and directionality are transferred into the C–Cu phase separation processresulting in nanopattern formation and tilt. Increasing metal content induces the “tilted”-“lying”transition accompanied with Cu nanoparticle prolate-spherical-oblate shape transformations. Theresults allow the identification of metal subplantation as the key atomistic mechanism, anddemonstrate the possibility to achieve nanoscale sculpting via energetic ion deposition.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-370922017-09-13T14:01:05Z Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition Abrasonis, G. Kovács, G. Tucker, Mark Heller, R. Krause, M. Guenette, M. Munnik, F. Lehmann, J. Tadich, A. Cowie, B. Thomsen, L. Bilek, M. Möller, W. Control of the morphology of self-organized nanostructures is the key issue in bottom-upapproaches. Here, morphological transitions of precipitation patterns in C:Cu nanocomposite filmsare studied. The films have been grown by oblique incidence ionized physical vapor deposition. Weshow that the ion energy and directionality are transferred into the C–Cu phase separation processresulting in nanopattern formation and tilt. Increasing metal content induces the “tilted”-“lying”transition accompanied with Cu nanoparticle prolate-spherical-oblate shape transformations. Theresults allow the identification of metal subplantation as the key atomistic mechanism, anddemonstrate the possibility to achieve nanoscale sculpting via energetic ion deposition. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37092 10.1063/1.3503967 American Institute of Physics restricted
spellingShingle Abrasonis, G.
Kovács, G.
Tucker, Mark
Heller, R.
Krause, M.
Guenette, M.
Munnik, F.
Lehmann, J.
Tadich, A.
Cowie, B.
Thomsen, L.
Bilek, M.
Möller, W.
Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title_full Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title_fullStr Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title_full_unstemmed Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title_short Sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
title_sort sculpting nanoscale precipitation patterns in nanocomposite thin films viahyperthermal ion deposition
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37092