Swift Heavy Ions for Materials Engineering and Nanostructuring

• Main Authors: Avasthi, D. K. (Author), Mehta, G. K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 145
• Subjects: Physics.; Atoms.; Solid state physics.; Nanotechnology.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Solid State Physics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Ion beams have been used for decades for characterizing and analyzing materials. Now energetic ion beams are providing ways to modify the materials in unprecedented ways. This book highlights the emergence of high-energy swift heavy ions as a tool for tailoring the properties of materials with nanos...