https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2014-50359-x
Colloquium
Radiation effects in nanoclusters embedded in solids
Department of Physics and Helsinki Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 43, 00014
University of Helsinki, Finland
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e-mail: kai.nordlund@helsinki.fi
Received:
3
June
2014
Received in final form:
26
August
2014
Published online:
20
October
2014
Nanoclusters embedded in hard solid materials such as silica show great promise for increased practical applications, as they combine the exciting nanosize effects with very high structural stability. Ion irradiation can be used to tailor the properties of these clusters, the perhaps most dramatic example being the use of swift heavy ions to reshape spherical metal nanoparticles to have antennas or become rods. In this article we review experimental and simulation studies of ion beam processing of nanoclusters embedded in solids.
Key words: Solid State and Materials
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2014
