A study on the elongation of embedded Au nanoclusters in SiO2 by swift heavy ion irradiation using MD simulations

Aleksi Anssi Mikael Leino; Olli Heikki Pakarinen; Flyura Djurabekova; Kai Nordlund

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.08.054

A study on the elongation of embedded Au nanoclusters in SiO2 by swift heavy ion irradiation using MD simulations

Aleksi Anssi Mikael Leino, Olli Heikki Pakarinen, Flyura Djurabekova, Kai Nordlund

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Abstract

We have studied the elongation of Au nanoclusters embedded in amorphous SiO2 using MD simulations. The effect of swift heavy ions (SHI) was implemented using instantaneous energy deposition with a radial profile that was obtained from the inelastic thermal spike model. During the first impact on the cluster, the clusters (d = 9–11 nm) gained about 20% in length due to thermal stress within the cluster, which is released by a longitudinal flow of Au atoms to the ion track in silica. Our simulations also show that high temperatures at the track core lead to the formation of silica vapor, whose pressure may flatten the cluster.

Original language	English
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	282
Pages (from-to)	76-80
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0168-583X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.08.054
Publication status	Published - 2012
MoE publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Unknown host publication - , Netherlands Duration: 1 Jan 1800 → …

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114 Physical sciences

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A study on the elongation of embedded Au nanoclusters in SiO2 by swift heavy ion irradiation using MD simulations. / Leino, Aleksi Anssi Mikael ; Pakarinen, Olli Heikki ; Djurabekova, Flyura et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 282, 2012, p. 76-80.

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