On the threshold for ion track formation in CaF2 [PDF]
New Journal of Physics, 2017 There is an ongoing debate regarding the mechanism of swift heavy ion (SHI) track formation in CaF _2 . The objective of this study is to shed light on this important topic using a range of complementary experimental techniques. Evidence of the threshold
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Conical Nanotubes Synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition of Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2 in Etched Ion-Track Nanochannels [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 Etched ion-track polycarbonate membranes with conical nanochannels of aspect ratios of ~3000 are coated with Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2 thin films of thicknesses between 10 and 20 nm by atomic layer deposition (ALD). By combining ion-track technology and ALD,
Nils Ulrich +7 more
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Oxygen Depletion in FLASH Particle Therapy: Effects of Linear Energy Transfer and Ion Track Structure [PDF]
AntioxidantsUltra-high dose-rate (FLASH) irradiation can transiently deplete oxygen and modulate radical-mediated chemistry in irradiated cells. Cellular antioxidants also contribute to mitigating oxidative damage in a manner dependent on linear energy transfer (LET)
Jintana Meesungnoen, Jean-Paul Jay-Gerin
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Growth and morphological analysis of segmented AuAg alloy nanowires created by pulsed electrodeposition in ion-track etched membranes [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2015 Background: Multicomponent heterostructure nanowires and nanogaps are of great interest for applications in sensorics. Pulsed electrodeposition in ion-track etched polymer templates is a suitable method to synthesise segmented nanowires with segments ...
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European Physical Journal C: Particles and FieldsA unique feature of gas xenon electroluminescent time projection chambers (GXeEL TPCs) in $$\beta \beta 0\nu $$ β β 0 ν searches is their ability to reconstruct event topology, in particular to distinguish “single-electron” from “double-electron” tracks,
J. J. Gómez-Cadenas +8 more
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Energetic ions and photons for engineering nanomaterials [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of NanotechnologyDevesh Kumar Avasthi, Venugopal Rao Soma
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Conformal SiO2 coating of sub-100 nm diameter channels of polycarbonate etched ion-track channels by atomic layer deposition [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2015 Polycarbonate etched ion-track membranes with about 30 µm long and 50 nm wide cylindrical channels were conformally coated with SiO2 by atomic layer deposition (ALD).
Nicolas Sobel +6 more
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Monitoring Ion Track Formation Using In Situ RBS/c, ToF-ERDA, and HR-PIXE [PDF]
Materials, 2017 Stjepko Fazinić +2 more
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Quantum Beam Science, 2022 Quartz (SiO2) crystals possess intrinsic columnar pores perpendicular to (0001) surfaces, consisting of three- and six-membered ring (3MR and 6MR) structures of Si and O atoms.
Hiroshi Amekura +6 more
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Charge State Effects in Swift-Heavy-Ion-Irradiated Nanomaterials
Crystals, 2022 The aim of this experimental work was to investigate the influence of the ion beam charge state on damage production in nanomaterials. To achieve this, we employed Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy to ...
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