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Ion Irradiation-Induced Amorphization in the MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 System: A Cascade Quenching Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

S. X. Wang ,
L. M. Wang  and
R. C. Ewing
S. X. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
L. M. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
R. C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Abstract

The ion beam-induced crystalline-to-amorphous transition was studied for crystalline phases in the MgO-A12O3-SiO 2 system. Samples were irradiated with 1.5 MeV Xe+ at temperatures from 15 to 1023 K, and the dose required for amorphization was determined by in situ transmission electron microscopy. Based on a cascade quenching model, we propose that irradiation-induced amorphization is closely related to glass formation. The rate of crystallization from a melt is the controlling factor in determining the susceptibility to amorphization and glass formation. From the analysis of cascade quenching evolution, we have derived a simple relation between amorphization dose and temperature. A quantitative parameter, S0, that describes the susceptibility to amorphization is derived that considers the crystalline structure, field strength, and phase transition temperature.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 439: Symposium B – Microstructure Evolution During Irradiation , 1996 , 619
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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