Scientific understanding of any kind of radiation effects starts from the primary damage, ie
the defects that are produced right after an initial atomic displacement event initiated by a …

In this Article, I review the development of computer simulation techniques for studying
radiation effects in materials from 1946 until 2018. These developments were often closely …

The book describes the experimental techniques employed to study surfaces and interfaces.
The emphasis is on the experimental method. Therefore all chapters start with an …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

DL_POLY_3 is a general-purpose massively parallel molecular dynamics simulation
package embedding a highly efficient set of methods and algorithms such as: Domain …

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 …

The most straightforward method to change the surface properties of a material is to deposit
a thin film or coating on it. Hence, it is not surprising that an overwhelming amount of …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), like MoS2, have
unique electronic and optical properties, which can further be tuned using ion bombardment …

The physical and chemical processes leading to the formation of molecules in the interstellar
medium (ISM) sthe vast voids between the starssfascinated scientists since the first detection …

Abstract In recent years Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS) has revealed itself as a powerful
technique to induce surface nanopatterns with a large number of potential applications …