Open AccessEnergy-filtered plasmon images of MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} implanted with Al{sup +} and Mg{sup +} ions
Author(s) -
N. D. Evans,
E.A. Kenik,
James Bentley,
S.J. Zinkle
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/81053
Subject(s) - spinel , ion , irradiation , materials science , plasmon , ion implantation , aluminium , analytical chemistry (journal) , radiochemistry , chemistry , optoelectronics , metallurgy , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , chromatography
Magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4}) is a candidate material for specialized applications in proposed fusion reactors, and previously, has been irradiated with Al{sup +} or Mg{sup +} ions to assess the effects of high-dose irradiation. Electron energy-loss spectrometry (EELS) has been used to confirm the identity of metallic aluminum colloids located in the ion-implanted region of the spinel because electron diffraction experiments were inconclusive for phase identification. In the present study, energy-filtered plasmon images of the ion-implanted region have been obtained to reveal this colloid distribution