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Note: Proof of principle of a new type of cluster beam source with potential for scale-up
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L. Cao,
F. Yin
Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume: 87, Issue: 4
Swansea University Author:
Richard Palmer
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DOI (Published version): 10.1063/1.4947229
Abstract
We introduce a new type of cluster beam source based on the assembly of (metal) clusters within a condensed (rare gas) matrix. The “Matrix Assembly Cluster Source” employs an ion beam to enhance collisions between metal atoms in the matrix and to sputter out clusters to form a beam. We demonstrate t...
| Published in: | Review of Scientific Instruments |
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| ISSN: | 0034-6748 1089-7623 |
| Published: |
2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39508 |
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We introduce a new type of cluster beam source based on the assembly of (metal) clusters within a condensed (rare gas) matrix. The “Matrix Assembly Cluster Source” employs an ion beam to enhance collisions between metal atoms in the matrix and to sputter out clusters to form a beam. We demonstrate the formation and deposition of gold and silver nanoclusters with mean size tunable from a few atoms to a few thousand atoms. The cluster flux is equivalent to a current nanoAmp regime but potentially scalable to milliAmps, which would open up a number of interesting experiments and applications. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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4 |