Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

The interaction of energetic ions with solids results in energy loss to both atomic nuclei and
electrons in the solid. In this article, recent advances in understanding and modeling the …

During the past 50 years ion beam technologies have been proven to be powerful tools in
the continuously growing field of materials science. Ion beams are used for tailoring the …

We review the current stage of research of track formation processes and mechanisms in
materials irradiated by swift ions. We show that the nature and morphology of tracks depend …

The zero‐dimensional metallic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted tremendous attention in
various areas owing to the collective oscillation of electron gas that couples with …

Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedded in LiNbO3 crystals as efficient saturable absorbers
to realize 74.1 ps mode‐locked laser pulse generation at 1 µm are reported. The system is …

Microcrystalline and nanocrystalline UO 2, ThO 2, and CeO 2 (∼ 2 μm and∼ 20 nm particle
size, respectively) were irradiated with 946 MeV Au ions at room temperature and …

Ion beam technology has been proved as a unique and powerful tool to modify the
properties of various materials. As a series of more than 60 years old technologies …

In the framework of swift heavy ion–matter interaction, the thermal spike has proved its worth
for nearly two decades. This paper deals with the necessary refinement of the computation …

This review concentrates on the specific properties and characteristics of damage structures
generated with high-energy ions in the electronic energy loss regime. Irradiation …