Boron nanobelts grown under intensive ion bombardment
Author(s) -
W. T. Li,
R. W. Boswell,
J. D. Fitz Gerald
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of vacuum science and technology b microelectronics and nanometer structures processing measurement and phenomena
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1520-8567
pISSN - 1071-1023
DOI - 10.1116/1.2827498
Subject(s) - boron , materials science , evaporation , tetragonal crystal system , yield (engineering) , ion , ion beam , crystal (programming language) , crystal growth , substrate (aquarium) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , crystallography , crystal structure , metallurgy , chemistry , geology , physics , oceanography , organic chemistry , chromatography , computer science , programming language , thermodynamics , engineering
High-quality α-tetragonal crystalline boron nanobelts with [001] growth axis were synthesized using a novel method combining e-beam evaporation and plasma ion bombardment techniques. Intensive ion bombardment of the growing boron nanobelts at a high substrate temperature (∼1200°C) was found to be effective in increasing the atomic density, reducing the crystal disorder, and improving the yield of the nanobelts.
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