Response of Bilayer and Trilayer Graphene to High-Energy Heavy Ion Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Experimental Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ion Beam | dEe/dx (keV/nm) | dEn/dx (keV/nm) | Ion Range (μm) |
---|---|---|---|
1.8 MeV I2+ | 1.797 | 1.355 | 0.55 |
23 MeV I6+ | 6.724 | 0.271 | 5.55 |
3 MeV Cu2+ | 2.054 | 0.251 | 1.7 |
18 MeV Cu6+ | 6.680 | 0.007 | 5.04 |
12 MeV Si4+ | 4.370 | 0.001 | 4.12 |
rs (nm) | ra (nm) | ra − rs (nm) | P (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BLG | ||||
1.8 MeV I2+ | 0.8 | 1.35 | 0.55 | 7.6 |
23 MeV I6+ | 0.62 | 1.1 | 0.48 | 5.8 |
3 MeV Cu2+ | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4 |
18 MeV Cu6+ | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.19 | 0.9 |
12 MeV Si4+ | 1.26 | 1.4 | 0.14 | 0.5 |
TLG | ||||
1.8 MeV I2+ | 0.75 | 1.4 | 0.65 | 10.6 |
23 MeV I6+ | 0.75 | 1.1 | 0.35 | 3.1 |
3 MeV Cu2+ | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
18 MeV Cu6+ | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.19 | 0.9 |
12 MeV Si4+ | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
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Iveković, D.; Kumar, S.; Gajović, A.; Čižmar, T.; Karlušić, M. Response of Bilayer and Trilayer Graphene to High-Energy Heavy Ion Irradiation. Materials 2023, 16, 1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041332
Iveković D, Kumar S, Gajović A, Čižmar T, Karlušić M. Response of Bilayer and Trilayer Graphene to High-Energy Heavy Ion Irradiation. Materials. 2023; 16(4):1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041332
Chicago/Turabian StyleIveković, Damjan, Sunil Kumar, Andrea Gajović, Tihana Čižmar, and Marko Karlušić. 2023. "Response of Bilayer and Trilayer Graphene to High-Energy Heavy Ion Irradiation" Materials 16, no. 4: 1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041332