Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 10, (2020)

Characterization of swift heavy ion tracks in MoS2 by transmission electron microscopy

Li-Jun Xu1,2, Peng-Fei Zhai1,2、†, Sheng-Xia Zhang1, Jian Zeng1,2, Pei-Pei Hu1, Zong-Zhen Li1,2, Li Liu1,2, You-Mei Sun1,2, and Jie Liu1,2
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  • 1Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 2School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    The various morphologies of tracks in MoS2 irradiated by swift heavy ions at normal and 30° incidence with 9.5–25.0 MeV/u 86Kr, 129Xe, 181Ta, and 209Bi ions were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The diameter of ion tracks increases from 1.9 nm to 4.5 nm with increasing electronic energy loss. The energy loss threshold of the track formation in MoS2 is predicted as about 9.7 keV/nm based on the thermal spike model and it seems consistent with the experimental results. It is shown that the morphology of ion tracks is related to the penetration length of ions in MoS2. The formation process of ion tracks is discussed based on the cooperative process of outflow and recrystallization of the molten phase during rapid quenching.

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    Li-Jun Xu, Peng-Fei Zhai, Sheng-Xia Zhang, Jian Zeng, Pei-Pei Hu, Zong-Zhen Li, Li Liu, You-Mei Sun, Jie Liu. Characterization of swift heavy ion tracks in MoS2 by transmission electron microscopy[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(10):

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    Received: Apr. 27, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 21, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhai Peng-Fei (j.liu@impcas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/abad1e

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