Abstract:Beam-based positron annihilation spectroscopy has been applied to the study of near-surface vacancies created by 2 keV B+ ions implanted into Cz Si. The use of a controllable-energy positron beam means that the probe can be tuned to maximize the response to the subsurface damage. Time-dependent changes have been observed in the near-surface vacancy concentration profile. For example, after one week at room temperature, exposure of an implanted sample to white light for 1 h resulted in the migration of ∼95% of … Show more
“…The interested reader may look into review articles on this subject [31][32] and the references therein. A few references are cited at the end [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] .…”
The application of positron annihilation spectroscopy for the studies of defects produced by different types of charged particles and ions in a variety of materials is discussed with specific examples. The ability to detect and quantify the information through the characteristic parameters of the annihilation radiation in a totally non-destructive method has made the fundamental process of electron-positron annihilation a powerful spectroscopic probe for investigating the structure and properties of materials. Ion implantation produces defects in the structure of solids and the latter can be recovered from the defects by annealing at high temperatures. Here the annealing is done in sequential steps so that the different stages of evolution of defects and their interaction with impurity atoms can be studied systematically. Defects produced by irradiation by particles like protons, alpha, boron and neon ions in materials ranging from simple metals to binary alloys are discussed. A detailed evaluation of the positron lifetimes in terms of the popular positron trapping models is also presented. Further as a special case, the method of extraction of values of several useful physical parameters of inert gas bubbles inside a metal matrix is explained with the help of a model analysis.
“…The interested reader may look into review articles on this subject [31][32] and the references therein. A few references are cited at the end [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] .…”
The application of positron annihilation spectroscopy for the studies of defects produced by different types of charged particles and ions in a variety of materials is discussed with specific examples. The ability to detect and quantify the information through the characteristic parameters of the annihilation radiation in a totally non-destructive method has made the fundamental process of electron-positron annihilation a powerful spectroscopic probe for investigating the structure and properties of materials. Ion implantation produces defects in the structure of solids and the latter can be recovered from the defects by annealing at high temperatures. Here the annealing is done in sequential steps so that the different stages of evolution of defects and their interaction with impurity atoms can be studied systematically. Defects produced by irradiation by particles like protons, alpha, boron and neon ions in materials ranging from simple metals to binary alloys are discussed. A detailed evaluation of the positron lifetimes in terms of the popular positron trapping models is also presented. Further as a special case, the method of extraction of values of several useful physical parameters of inert gas bubbles inside a metal matrix is explained with the help of a model analysis.
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