TY - JOUR
T1 - A study on the elongation of embedded Au nanoclusters in SiO2 by swift heavy ion irradiation using MD simulations
AU - Leino, Aleksi Anssi Mikael
AU - Pakarinen, Olli Heikki
AU - Djurabekova, Flyura
AU - Nordlund, Kai
N1 -
Volume: 282
Host publication title: E-MRS 2011 Proceedings
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - 114 Physical sciences
KW - molecular dynamics simulations
KW - Ion-matter interactions
KW - Elongation
KW - NANOCLUSTERS
KW - SILICA
U2 - 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.08.054
DO - 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.08.054
M3 - Conference article
VL - 282
SP - 76
EP - 80
JO - Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
SN - 0168-583X
T2 - Unknown host publication
Y2 - 1 January 1800
ER -