A model for surface damage in ion-irradiated solids

R. S. Averback, Mai Ghaly

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Abstract

A model for defect production near the surface of an ion-irradiated solid is developed based on the concept of local melting. The model shows that, as heat diffuses radially outward from the track of an ion, a cylinder of melt is created, and owing to the large volume change on melting, pressure is developed in the liquid. Unlike displacement cascades in the interior of the crystal, the pressure is relieved by the viscous flow of liquid through the surface. The results of the model are compared to results from molecular dynamics simulations and to experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3908-3910
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume76
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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