Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Physical and structural property changes resulting from ion implantation and thermal annealing of α-A12O3 are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on damage production during implantation, damage recovery during thermal annealing, and impurity incorporation during thermal annealing. Physical and structural property changes caused by ion implantation and annealing are correlated with changes in the mechanical properties.
Research sponsored by the Division of Materials Sciences, U. S. Department of Energy under contract W-7405-eng-26 with Union Carbide Corporation.