Ion irradiation induced phase transformation in gold nanocrystalline films

Suri, Pranav K.; Nathaniel, II, James E.; Li, Nan; Baldwin, Jon K.; Wang, Yongqiang; Hattar, Khalid; Taheri, Mitra L.

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74779-2

Ion irradiation induced phase transformation in gold nanocrystalline films

Journal Article · Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74779-2· OSTI ID:1678790

Suri, Pranav K.; Nathaniel, II, James E.; Li, Nan; Baldwin, Jon K.; Wang, Yongqiang; Hattar, Khalid; Taheri, Mitra L.

Gold is a noble metal typically stable as a solid in a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure under ambient conditions; however, under particular circumstances aberrant allotropes have been synthesized. In this work, we document the phase transformation of 25 nm thick nanocrystalline (NC) free-standing gold thin-film via in situ ion irradiation studied using atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Utilizing precession electron diffraction (PED) techniques, crystallographic orientation and the radiation-induced relative strains were measured and furthermore used to determine that a combination of surface and radiation-induced strains lead to an FCC to hexagonal close packed (HCP) crystallographic phase transformation upon a 10 dpa radiation dose of Au⁴⁺ ions. Contrary to previous studies, HCP phase in nanostructures of gold was stabilized and did not transform back to FCC due to a combination of size effects and defects imparted by damage cascades.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC). Materials Sciences & Engineering

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525; SC0008274; SC0020314

OSTI ID:: 1678790

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1879403
OSTI ID: 1879404
OSTI ID: 1691452

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-22-24571; LA-UR-22-24590; SAND--2020-11243J; 17864; PII: 74779

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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