The focused ion beam (FIB) is a powerful tool for fabrication, modification, and
characterization of materials down to the nanoscale. Starting with the gallium FIB, which was …

Surface nanopatterning induced by ion beam irradiation (IBI) has emerged as an effective
nanostructuring technique since it induces patterns on large areas of a wide variety of …

Similar to their bulk 3D counterparts, the properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials can
be tuned by controllable introduction of impurities and defects using beams of energetic …

In this paper, we demonstrate that the sputtering of solids by ions of low (< 30 keV) and even
ultralow energies (< 2 keV) is accompanied by nonlinear effects. These nonlinear effects are …

It has long been observed experimentally that energetic ion-beam irradiation of
semiconductor surfaces may lead to spontaneous nanopattern formation. For most …

A technical approach is proposed for the synthesis of thin porous PGe layers with Ag
nanoparticles based on low-energy high-dose implantation of single-crystal c-Ge metal ions …

We report about chemical, structural and optical characteristics of porous GaAs near-surface
layers formed by low energy and high fluence ion implantation of Si+ and Ge+ ions. The …

Germanium crystals were implanted with low-energy and high-dose silicon ions. The
implantation led to amorphization of a near-surface layer due to the formation of many …

Ion-beam irradiation of an amorphizable material such as Si or Ge may lead to spontaneous
pattern formation, rather than flat surfaces, for irradiation beyond some critical angle against …

Nanostructuring via ion beam irradiation on Ge substrates can be activated by ion beam
sputtering and self-organization of point defects (SPDs). For evaluating the mechanism by …