Anisotropic deformation of colloidal particles under 4 MeV Cu ions irradiation

Autor: E A Dawi, E Mustafa, T Siahaan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Materials Research Express, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 086506 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2053-1591
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ac87ef
Popis: Anisotropic deformation of colloidal particles was investigated under ion irradiation with 4 MeV Cu ions. In this study, 0.5 μ m-diameter colloidal silica particles, 0.5 μ m-diameter Au-silica core–shell particles, and 15 nm-diameter Au colloids embedding in a planar Si/SiO _2 matrix were irradiated with 4 MeV Cu ions at room temperature and normal incidence. In colloidal silica particles, ion beam irradiation causes dramatic anisotropic deformation; silica expands perpendicular to the beam and contracts parallel, whereas Au cores elongate. Au colloids in a planar SiO _2 matrix were anisotropically transformed from spherical colloids to elongated nanorods by irradiating them with 4 MeV Cu ions. The degree of anisotropy varied with ion flux. Upon irradiating the embedded Au colloids, dark-field light scattering experiments revealed a distinct color shift to yellow, which indicates a shift in surface plasmon resonance. A surface plasmon resonance measurement reveals the plasmon resonance bands are split along the arrays of Au colloids. Our measurements have revealed resonance shifts that extend into the near-infrared spectrum by as much as 50 nm.
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