Characterization of ion track morphology formed by swift heavy ion irradiation in silicon oxynitride films

P. Mota-Santiago, D. Schauries, A. Nadzri, K. Vora, M. C. Ridgway, P. Kluth

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    Abstract

    Amorphous silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) possess interesting optical and mechanical properties. Here, we present direct evidence for the formation of ion tracks in 1 μm thick silicon oxynitride of different stoichiometries. The tracks were created by irradiation with 185 MeV Au13+ ions. The samples were studied using spectral reflectometry and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), with the track morphology characterised by means of small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The radial density of the ion tracks resembles a core-shell structure with a typical radius of ∼ 1.8 + 2.4 nm in the case of Si3N4 and 2.3 + 3.2 nm for SiO2.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number00008
    JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
    Volume91
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2015
    EventHeavy-Ion Accelerator Symposium, HIAS 2014 - Canberra, Australia
    Duration: 30 Jun 20142 Jul 2014

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