Fractal Pattern Growth in Ti-Implanted Steel with High Ion Flux

• 来源期刊: 中国物理快报（英文版）
• 学科: 物理学
• 年，卷（期）: 2002,（6）
• 页码范围: 825-827
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: O4
• 语种: 英文

摘要

We report on the formation of metal nanometre phase and fractal patterns in steel using metal vapour vacuum arc source ion implantation with high ion flux. The dense nanometre phases are cylindrical and well dispersed in the Ti-implanted layer with an ion flux up to 50μA/cm2. The collision fractal pattern is formed in Ti-implanted steel with an ion flux of 25μA/cm2 and the disconnected fractal pattern is observed with an ion flux of 50μA/cm2.The average density ofnanometre phases decreases from 1.2 × 1011/cm2 to 6.5 × 1010/cm2 as the ion flux increases from 25 μA/cm2 to 50 μA/cm2. Fractal pattern growth is in remarkable agreement with Sander's diffusion-limited aggregation model. The alloy clusters have diffused and aggregated in chains forming branches to grow a beautiful tree during Ti implantation with an ion flux ranging from 75μA/cm2 to 85μA/cm2. We discuss the model of fractal pattern growth during ion implantation with high ion flux.