Modification of semiconductor or metal nanoparticle lattices in amorphous alumina by MeV heavy ions

Modification of semiconductor or metal nanoparticle lattices in amorphous alumina by MeV heavy ions - In the present work we investigate effects of MeV heavy ions (from 0.4 MeV Xe to 15 MeV Si) on regularly ordered nanoparticle (NP) lattices embedded in amorphous alumina matrix. These nanostructures were produced by self-assembling growth using magnetron-sputtering deposition.