Ion Beam Modification of Solids

Part I. Physical Basics

1. Ion-Solid Interaction
Konrad Gärtner

2. Models for the Description of Track Formation
Christian Dufour, Marcel Toulemonde

3. Modelling Effects of Radiation Damage
William J. Weber, Elke Wendler

4. Synthesis of Nanostructures Using Ion-Beams: An Overview
Giancarlo Rizza, Mark C. Ridgway

Part II. Damage Formation and Amorphization by Nuclear Energy Deposition

5. Primary Processes of Damage Formation in Semiconductors
Elke Wendler, Werner Wesch

6. Damage Formation, Amorphization and Crystallization in Semiconductors at Elevated Temperatures
James S. Williams

7. Defect Accumulation, Amorphization and Nanostructure Modification of Ceramics
Yanwen Zhang, William J. Weber

Part III. Damage Formation and Amorphisation by High Electronic Energy Deposition

8. Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation of Crystalline Insulators and Metals
Lionel Thomé

9. Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation of Crystalline Semiconductors
Werner Wesch, Claudia S. Schnohr

10. Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation of Amorphous Semiconductors
Werner Wesch, Tobias Steinbach, Mark C. Ridgway

Part IV. Selected Applications of Ion Irradiation

11. Ion-Shaping of Nanoparticles
Giancarlo Rizza, Mark C. Ridgway

12. Low Energy Ion Beam Modification of Nanostructures
Christian Borschel, Carsten Ronning

13. Modification of Structure and Properties of Optical Crystals
Feng Chen, Frank Schrempel

Nyckelord: Physics, Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Solid State Physics, Optical and Electronic Materials