Superplastic nanoscale pore shaping by ion irradiation

When nanomaterials are exposed to ionizing radiation, they often sustain mesoscopic changes not seen in their bulk form. Here, the authors use a helium ion microscope to induce and examine transformations in nanoporous alumina, drawing connections between atomic structure and nano- and microscale be...

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Main Authors: Morteza Aramesh, Yashar Mayamei, Annalena Wolff, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03316-7