This topical review focuses on recent advances in the understanding of the formation of
surface nanostructures, an intriguing phenomenon in ion–surface interaction due to the …

Nanostructure formation by single slow highly charged ion impacts can be associated with
high density of electronic excitations at the impact points of the ions. Experimental results …

Upon impact on a solid surface, the potential energy stored in slow highly charged ions is
primarily deposited into the electronic system of the target. By decelerating the projectile …

Surface damage appears on materials irradiated by highly charged ions (HCI). Since a
direct link has been found between surface damage created by HCI with the one created by …

Irradiation of crystalline solid targets with swift heavy ions can lead to the formation of latent
tracks in the solid and the creation of (mostly-hillock type) nanostructures on the surface …

The transmission of electrons of energies 300–1000 eV through a single glass
macrocapillary has been investigated. Falloff of the transmission intensity with respect to …

Surface attributes of pure Mg such as biocompatibility, mechanical strength and corrosion
are clinically important for artificial implants, but its fast degradation post-implantation has …

Single MoS 2 layers exfoliated on KBr have been irradiated with highly charged Xe ions, ie
with Xe 35+ and Xe 40+. By atomic force microscopy (AFM) we identified pits and hillocks …

The effect of the deposition of kinetic energy and neutralization energy of slow highly
charged xenon ions on the process of the nanostructures creation at the surface of gold …

It has recently been demonstrated that the impact of individual, slow but highly charged ions
on various surfaces can induce surface modifications with nanometer dimensions …