Track nanotechnology and nanoelectronics : textbook / F. F. Komarov, A. V. Leontyev

Abstract

State of the art of research into processes and mechanisms of defect and track formation in fast ion irradiated materials is reviewed. It is shown that the nature and morphology of tracks depend on the type and structure of the material and on the amount of energy density transferred to its electronic subsystem. It is also shown that the relaxation of high electronic excitations dominates the track formation process. Discontinuous track formation mechanisms and those underlying the migration of atoms and channeling of ions in tracks are discussed.