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In this work, the efficient electron loss process was observed for the transmission of 10-to 18-keV Cu − and Cl − ions through Al 2 O 3 nanocapillaries. The fractions of the scattered particles were simultaneously measured using a position-sensitive microchannel plate detector. The neutrals were guided through the capillary via multiple grazing scattering. In particular, the scattered Cl − ions were observed in the transmission, whereas no Cu − ion was formed. In contrast to highly charged ions, these results support strongly the fact that the scattering events dominate the transport of negative ions through the nanocapillaries and that there is no direct evidence for the formation of negative charge patches inside the capillaries which are able to repulse and guide negative ions efficiently.

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The transmission of 10–18 keV O− ions through Al2O3 nano-capillaries has been investigated experimentally. From the angular distribution of the transmitted particles, O0 and O− and O+ ions can be distinguished in the mixed scattered beams. The fractions of the scattered ions increase with both the tilt angle and the incident energy, which indicates strongly that there is dynamical charge exchange in the scattering of negative ions on the insulator surface. Moreover, it is found that the scattered neutrals (O0) are only more or less guided along the capillary axis, which is greatly different from the case of the guiding effect of highly charged ions.

The transmissions of oxygen ions through Al 2 O 3 nanocapillaries each 50 nm in diameter and 10 µm in length at a series of different tilt angles are measured, where the ions with energies ranging from 10 to 60 keV and charge states from 1 up to 6 are involved. The angular distribution and the transmission yields of transported ions are investigated. Our results indicate both the existence of a guiding effect when ions pass through the capillary and a significant dependence of the ion transmission on the energy and the charge state of the ions. The guiding effects are observed to be enhanced at lower projectile energies and higher charge states. Meanwhile, the results also exhibit that the transmission yields increase as the tilt angle decreases at a given energy and charge state.