Abstract
The recent years have brought a renaissance of interest in ion tracks, for the sake of novel applications. This paper summarizes some of the newly emerging possibilities, and the strategies that have been initiated. Only a few applications that are based on latent tracks have emerged since then, such as the exploitation of phase transitions, chemical changes, the enhanced free volume along latent tracks, or their capability to trap diffusing penetrants. For contrast, etched tracks in both polymer foils and SiO2 layers appear to have a much greater application potential. Compact rods and tubules as well as dispersed nanosized matter can be embedded within the etched tracks to form the base of various applications. Some of them are summarized, and a few examples are described in detail.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 605-609 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Radiation Measurements |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 1-6 SPEC. |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2003 |