The emergence of new ion tract applications

Fink, D.; Alegaonkar, P.S.; Петров, А. В.; Berdinsky, A.S.; Rao, Vijayalakshmi; Müller, M.; Dwivedi, K.K.; Chadderton, Lewis T.

doi:10.1016/s1350-4487(03)00209-9

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“…a concentrated salt solution) or via some chemical reaction (e.g. a reduction reaction of an ammonia silver complex salt solution by a weak reducing agent such as glucose [7,8]) and subsequent rapid interruption of the deposition process. Meanwhile, a number of nanoclusters are also commercially available, either as powders (e.g.…”

Section: Nanoclustersmentioning

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Nanoclusters and nanotubes for swift ion track technology

Fink¹,

Chandra

Alegaonkar

et al. 2007

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

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With interest rising recently in nanostructures of all kinds, attention was also given to etched ion tracks in insulators. The emerging nanopores with a very high aspect ratio enable one to create new functionalities, especially in thin polymeric foils and oxide-on-silicon structures, when combined with electronic, optical, catalytic or sensing materials.These materials are often inserted into the nanopores in the form of nanoparticles for several reasons. On the one hand, quantum effects can easily be exploited in this way, and, on the other hand, tailoring of size and distance of (semi)conducting nanoclusters enables one to obtain any desired conductivity value between insulating and metallic nanocluster/nanopore devices. Also, the very large surface areas of nanoclustered materials may be useful for initiating chemical reactions, e.g. for sensing, catalytic, or medical purposes. Nanotubes may be grown within the nanopores, which enhance the range of possibilities greatly. Potential applications of these strategies are outlined.

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Section: Nanoclustersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nanoclusters and nanotubes for swift ion track technology

Fink¹,

Chandra

Alegaonkar

et al. 2007

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

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“…Finally, material surfaces can also be sterilized by ion irradiation. [4,5]. Latent tracks in solids are not yet applied commercially, however three major possibilities show up for their future use: the exploitation of the material's radiochemical changes, of structural changes along latent tracks, and the use of ion-induced phase transitions.…”

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Ion-solid interaction: status and perspectives

Fink¹,

Chadderton²

2005

Braz. J. Phys.

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The past half century has seen an explosive growth of the discipline that is characterized by the deposition of localized high energy densities in solid matter, by means of energetic ions produced e.g. in particle accelerators. First the fundamentals of Ion-Solid Interaction are outlined. A brief overview is given about the basic energy transfer mechanisms and the consequences of ion impact into solids, such as scattering, sputtering and radiation damage. The latter gives rise to numerous changes in the material's physical and chemical properties, part of which has proven to be detrimental, and part of which is beneficial for technological applications. Though meanwhile a good general understanding of this discipline has been obtained, there are still plenty of lacks of details in our knowledge. Some representative examples are given. As a conclusion of all these points, one may say that, in spite of its age, Ion-Solid Interaction is still a challenging scientifical field, and it still offers lots of promising applications.

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“…These interests and applications require a complete experimental and theoretical study of the irradiated materials for deep understanding of the different processes involved during the ions propagation [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The progress in accelerator technology and availability of a variety of beams of varying energy, masses and charge, availability of special type of radiation detectors, advanced instruments and development of new computational methods have led to several new demands in this field of science.…”

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confidence: 99%