SAXS and TEM investigation of ion tracks in neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet

M. D. Rodriguez; W. X. Li; F. Chen; C. Trautmann; T. Bierschenk; B. Afra; D. Schauries; R. C. Ewing; S. T. Mudie; P. Kluth

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2013.10.076

SAXS and TEM investigation of ion tracks in neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet

M. D. Rodriguez^*, W. X. Li, F. Chen, C. Trautmann, T. Bierschenk, B. Afra, D. Schauries, R. C. Ewing, S. T. Mudie, P. Kluth

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Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ or Nd:YAG) crystals were irradiated with 2.2 GeV ¹⁹⁷Au ions. Ion track formation was investigated using synchrotron based small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cylindrical ion tracks consisted of an amorphous core with sharp boundaries within the crystalline matrix. The SAXS results, modelled as long cylindrical tracks, provided a constant track density that is 0.6 ± 0.3% different to that of the surrounding matrix. The average track radii determined by both techniques were in excellent agreement, 4.4 ± 0.1 nm from SAXS and 4.4 ± 0.5 nm from TEM. A comparison with previous results of ion tracks in YAG indicates that the track radius is not affected by the presence of 1 mol% Nd dopant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-153
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	326
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2013.10.076
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2014

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Rodriguez, M. D., Li, W. X., Chen, F., Trautmann, C., Bierschenk, T., Afra, B., Schauries, D., Ewing, R. C., Mudie, S. T., & Kluth, P. (2014). SAXS and TEM investigation of ion tracks in neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 326, 150-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2013.10.076

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SAXS and TEM investigation of ion tracks in neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet

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