The modifications of solids induced by irradiation with energetic ions have been the subject
of numerous studies with a large variety of methods, including in particular also microscopy …

We report the narrowing of bandgap of the topmost layer of muscovite mica by low energy
Ar+ ion beam induced defect formation. Variation of sputtering rate of the constituent …

Modification of surface and bulk properties of solids by irradiation with ion beams is a widely
used technique with many applications in material science. In this study, we show that nano …

The influence of the charge state q on surface modifications induced by the impact of
individual fast, heavy ions on muscovite mica was investigated. Beams of 593 MeV 197 Au …

We report surface pattern formation and simultaneous optical band gap reduction of multi-
elemental muscovite mica due to differential sputtering of constituent elements and defect …

Samples of yttrium iron garnet (Y3Fe5O12 or YIG) were irradiated at 300 K with MeV C60-
ions at normal and tilted incidence. As observed by transmission electron microscopy, the …

Thin silicon oxide layers on silicon have been characterized by atomic force microscopy
before and after swift heavy ion irradiation with 0.63 MeV∕ u Pb ions at grazing angle of …

High resolution AFM imaging of swift heavy ion irradiated muscovite mica under grazing
incidence provides detailed insight into the created nanostructure features. Swift heavy ions …

C60 molecules accelerated to MeV energies (20 MeV) have been used to induce the
desorption-ionization of large biomolecules from solid samples. For a sample consisting of …

The production of extended defects by a high density of electron excitation has been
described in many materials for ion irradiation and high-energy cluster irradiation. The …