In-situ observation of stability of nanosized amorphous zones in Ge

Zhu, Xiaoxia; Lagow, B. W.; Robterson, I.; Hollar, Eric P.; Kirk, Mark A.

doi:10.1109/sim.2005.1511404

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“…This feature is common to all the other ebeam effects as observed in the following experiments and also to many other ultrafast energetic beam irradiation effects as observed in a LDN. 8,15,16 A similar irradiation on different wire segments was repeated several times. We observed that the features of the structure changes were essentially the same as shown in Fig.…”

Section: Ebeam-induced Plastic Ow and Ablationmentioning

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Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

Zhu

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Nanoinstability and nanoprocessing of a SiOx amorphous nanowire at room temperature as induced by in situ electron beam irradiation in transmission electron microscopy are systematically investigated. It is demonstrated that in contrast to the crystalline nanowires where only the beam-induced ablation of atoms was observed, the amorphous nanowire herein can give rise to an arresting beam-induced surface-extruded plastic flow of massive atoms and surface migration of atoms in addition to the beam-induced ablation of atoms. Via the plastic flow and ablation, a new S-type deformed wire and the thinnest amorphous nanowire are elaborately created locally at nanoscale precision with a highly controllable manner depending on the beam current density, beam spot size, and beam position. The existing knock-on mechanism and simulation seem inadequate to explain these processes. However, it is indicated that a much higher nanocurved surface energy of nanowires and an enhanced beam-induced soft mode and instability of atomic vibration control the processes.

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Section: Ebeam-induced Plastic Ow and Ablationmentioning

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Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

Zhu

et al. 2014

Nanoscale

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In-situ observation of stability of nanosized amorphous zones in Ge

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Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

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In-situ observation of stability of nanosized amorphous zones in Ge

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Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiOxamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiOxamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

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Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation

Intriguing surface-extruded plastic flow of SiO_xamorphous nanowire as athermally induced by electron beam irradiation