Abstract

The implantation of 1 MeV 63Cu+ ions in polycarbonate (PC) matrices has been carried out in order to evaluate the morphological and structural modifications induced in the polymer as a function of the ion fluence in the range 5 × 1013 ions cm-2 to 1 × 1017 ions cm-2. Atomic Force Microscopy analysis reveals a significant roughness increase of the polymer surface only for fluences higher than 5 × 1016 ions cm-2 with the presence of hillock structures which surface density increases with increasing the ion fluence. X-ray Diffraction measurements of PC implanted with fluences in the range between 5 × 1015 at cm-2 and 5 × 10 16 at cm-2 reveal an increase of the disorder inside the PC matrix, as a consequence of the damaging process induced by the ion irradiation. Evidences about the presence of exotic phase structures ascribed to both cubic Cu2O and cubic Cu have been found.

Autore Pugliese

• Quarta Gianluca , Calcagnile Lucio

Tutti gli autori

• V. Resta , G. Quarta , L. Maruccio , L. Calcagnile

Titolo volume/Rivista

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION B, BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS

Anno di pubblicazione

2014

ISSN

0168-583X

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

12

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28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

12

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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