Reactions of Atmospheric Species with Clean and H, C, and O Implanted Species
Abstract
The interactions of low energy ions with surfaces have been studied using surface science techniques. The energy range studied is from about 1 eV-5 keV, the ions involved are rate gas ions (He+, Ne+, Ar+) and reactive ions such as N+2, N+, C+, CO+, and O+, and the surfaces included compounds such as K2TiF6, K2NbF7, K2TaF7, and boron nitride (BN) and elemental materials such as graphite, gold, magnesium, nickel, boron, Si(100), and W(211). The phenomena investigated included scattering, recoiling, ion induced surface damage (decomposition, oxidation, nitridation, chemisorption), inelastic collisions with emission of photons and electrons, scattered and recoiled ion fractions, collisional dissociation, and the dynamics of low energy collisions. The results are contained in six scientific publications in refereed journals. Keywords: Nitrogen; Carbon; Carbon monoxide; Potassium; Neon; Argon; Helium; Titanium; Fluorine; Tantalium; Niobium; Ion-surface collisions; Scattering; Recoiling; Reactive ions; Ion induced decomposition; Collisional dissociation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA214602
Entities
People
- J. W. Rabalais
Organizations
- University of Houston