When collimated beams of low energy ions are used to bombard materials, the surface often
develops a periodic pattern or “ripple” structure. Different types of patterns are observed to …

The bombardment of surfaces with low-energy ion beams leads to material erosion and can
be accompanied by changes in the topography. Under certain conditions this surface …

The intrinsic dynamic interactions at the plasma-material interface and critical role of
irradiation-driven mechanisms at the atomic scale during exposure to energetic particles …

Modification of nanoscale surface topography is inherent to low-energy ion beam erosion
processes and is one of the most important fields of nanotechnology. In this report a …

Among the various materials suitable for organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), pentacene
stands out as a model molecule, exhibiting one of the highest field effect mobilities reported …

We present a study of nanopattern formation on polycrystalline Ni surfaces upon low energy
Ar ion bombardment. At low angles of ion incidence an isotropic, rough morphology …

Native and Mo-seeded nanostructuring of the Si (100) surface during Ar+ ion bombardment
is investigated by means of real-time grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering and …

We have used low energy ion beams to spontaneously create patterns (sputter ripples) on
Cu (001) surfaces. The evolution of the ripple amplitude and wavelength was measured in …

A dense array of faceted nanostructures evolves on the Ge (001) surfaces for normal
incidence hyperthermal ion bombardment at elevated temperatures. There is a narrow …

Grazing incidence small-angle x-ray scattering and atomic force microscopy have been
used to systematically investigate the evolution of Si (100) surface morphology during …