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Title: Enhanced radiation tolerance of non-polar-terminated ZnO

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4842116· OSTI ID:22217824
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)
  2. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)

Room-temperature heavy-ion bombardment of polar (0001) ZnO leads to the formation of intermediate peak and step features in damage–depth profiles measured by ion channeling. Here, we show that these anomalous disorder effects are strongly suppressed for crystals with (1120) and (1010) non-polar surface terminations. Possible defect interaction scenarios responsible for the enhanced radiation tolerance of non-polar-terminated ZnO are discussed.

OSTI ID:
22217824
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 114, Issue 21; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English