Raman Study of Polycrystalline Si3N4 Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Amorphization
3.2. Mechanical Stress
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Ion | Energy, MeV | Se, keV/nm | Rp, μm | Fluence, cm−2 |
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132Xe | 167 | 20.8 | 13.4 | 6 × 1012, 8 × 1012, 1 × 1013, 2 × 1013, 3.2 × 1013, 4 × 1013, 4.87 × 1013 |
209Bi | 710 | 33.6 | 29.8 | 1 × 1011, 6 × 1011, 1 × 1012, 2 × 1012, 1 × 1013 |
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144 | (145) | Ag | Ag | |||||||
183 | E2g | 186 | 181 | 183 | 185 | E2g | 182 | E2g | 183.33 | E2g |
201 | Ag | 210 | 200 | 206 | 208 | Ag | 204 | Ag | 203.61 | Ag |
228 | E1g | 229 | 225 | 227 | 230 | E1g | 225 | E1g | 226.71 | E1g |
444 | E2g | 451 | 444 | 449 | 452 | E2g | 447 | E2g | 449.38 | E2g |
457 | Ag | 456 | Ag | 457 | Ag/E2g(?) | |||||
603 | E2g | 619 | 610 | 617 | 620 | E2g | 613 | E2g | 614.24 | E2g |
715 | Ag | 732 | 725 | 730 | 733 | Ag | 727 | Ag | 729.82 | Ag |
836 | E1g | 865 | 859 | 863 | 866 | E1g | 856 | E1g | 862.70 | E1g |
897 | E2g | 928 | 921 | 927 | 730 | E2g | 921 | E2g | 927.22 | E2g |
908 | Ag | 939 | 930 | 937 | 940 | Ag | 932 | Ag | 938.78 | Ag |
1012 | E2g | 1047 | 1021 | 1045 | 1048 | E2g | 1039 | E2g | 1045.47 | E2g |
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Zhumazhanova, A.; Mutali, A.; Ibrayeva, A.; Skuratov, V.; Dauletbekova, A.; Korneeva, E.; Akilbekov, A.; Zdorovets, M. Raman Study of Polycrystalline Si3N4 Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions. Crystals 2021, 11, 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111313
Zhumazhanova A, Mutali A, Ibrayeva A, Skuratov V, Dauletbekova A, Korneeva E, Akilbekov A, Zdorovets M. Raman Study of Polycrystalline Si3N4 Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111313
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhumazhanova, Ainash, Alisher Mutali, Anel Ibrayeva, Vladimir Skuratov, Alma Dauletbekova, Ekaterina Korneeva, Abdirash Akilbekov, and Maxim Zdorovets. 2021. "Raman Study of Polycrystalline Si3N4 Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111313