Recrystallization of amorphous nanotracks and uniform ... - Springer Link

6 downloads 0 Views 1MB Size Report
Apr 23, 2011 - Recrystallization of amorphous nanotracks and uniform layers generated by swift-ion-beam irradiation in lithium niobate. M.L. Crespillo · O.
Appl Phys A (2011) 104:1143–1152 DOI 10.1007/s00339-011-6391-3

Recrystallization of amorphous nanotracks and uniform layers generated by swift-ion-beam irradiation in lithium niobate M.L. Crespillo · O. Caballero-Calero · V. Joco · A. Rivera · P. Herrero · J. Olivares · F. Agulló-López

Received: 26 November 2010 / Accepted: 14 March 2011 / Published online: 23 April 2011 © Springer-Verlag 2011

Abstract The thermal annealing of amorphous tracks of nanometer-size diameter generated in lithium niobate (LiNbO3 ) by Bromine ions at 45 MeV, i.e., in the electronic stopping regime, has been investigated by RBS/C spectrometry in the temperature range from 250°C to 350°C. Relatively low fluences have been used (