TY - JOUR
T1 - Ion damage during preparation of nanostructures in magnetite by means of focused ion-beam (FIB) milling
AU - Koblischka-Veneva, A.
AU - Koblischka, M. R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The magnetite samples were provided by S. Murphy and I.V. Shvets (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland). This work is subsidized by EU-project “ASPRINT” (contract no. NMP4-CT-2003-1601), and DFG-project Mu959/19-1, which are gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Nanostructures are prepared into magnetite (Fe3O4) thin films on (0 0 1) MgO substrates by means of focused ion-beam (FIB) milling. The resulting ion damage is analyzed using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), enabling the determination of crystal orientation with a spatial resolution of about 40 nm. Depending on the ion currents and radiation dose applied during the FIB milling, different types of damage are observed. At high ion currents, an entire ring area around the nanostructure is affected by the ion beam. The EBSD analysis reveals that new, small grains with a different orientation pattern are created within the ring area. At small ion currents, proper nanostructures can be created with only minimal damage to the remainder of the film.
AB - Nanostructures are prepared into magnetite (Fe3O4) thin films on (0 0 1) MgO substrates by means of focused ion-beam (FIB) milling. The resulting ion damage is analyzed using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), enabling the determination of crystal orientation with a spatial resolution of about 40 nm. Depending on the ion currents and radiation dose applied during the FIB milling, different types of damage are observed. At high ion currents, an entire ring area around the nanostructure is affected by the ion beam. The EBSD analysis reveals that new, small grains with a different orientation pattern are created within the ring area. At small ion currents, proper nanostructures can be created with only minimal damage to the remainder of the film.
KW - Electron backscatter diffraction
KW - FIB milling
KW - Microstructure
KW - Oxides
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U2 - 10.1016/j.spmi.2007.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.spmi.2007.12.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:53749097355
SN - 0749-6036
VL - 44
SP - 468
EP - 475
JO - Superlattices and Microstructures
JF - Superlattices and Microstructures
IS - 4-5
ER -