Solid flow drives surface nanopatterning by ion-beam irradiation
| Autor: | Castro, M., Gago, R., Vázquez, L., Muñoz-García, J., Cuerno, R. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.214107 |
| Popis: | Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS) is known to produce surface nanopatterns over macroscopic areas on a wide range of materials. However, in spite of the technological potential of this route to nanostructuring, the physical process by which these surfaces self-organize remains poorly under- stood. We have performed detailed experiments of IBS on Si substrates that validate dynamical and morphological predictions from a hydrodynamic description of the phenomenon. Our results elucidate flow of a nanoscopically thin and highly viscous surface layer, driven by the stress created by the ion-beam, as a description of the system. This type of slow relaxation is akin to flow of macroscopic solids like glaciers or lead pipes, that is driven by defect dynamics. Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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