Study of 160 MeV Ni ion irradiation effects on electrodeposited polypyrrole films

Conducting polymer polypyrrole thin films doped with LiCF₃SO₃, [CH₃(CH₂)₃]₄NBF₄ and [CH₃(CH₂)₃]₄NPF₆ have been electrodeposited potentiodynamically on ITO coated glass substrate. The polymer films are irradiated with 160 MeV Ni¹²⁺ ions at three different fluences of 5 × 10¹⁰, 5 × 10¹¹ and 3 × 10¹² ions cm⁻². An increase in dc conductivity of polypyrrole films from 100 S/cm to 170 S/cm after irradiation with highest fluence is observed in four-probe measurement. X-ray diffractogram shows increase in the crystallinity of the polypyrrole films upon SHI irradiation, which goes on increasing with the increase in fluence. Absorption intensity increase in the higher wavelength region is observed in the UV–Vis spectra. The SEM studies show that the cauliflower like flaky microstructure of the surface of polypyrrole films turns globular upon SHI irradiation at fluence 5 × 10¹¹ ions cm⁻² and becomes smooth and dense at the highest fluence used. The cyclic voltammetry studies exhibit that the redox properties of the polypyrrole films do not change much on SHI irradiation.     

Effects of ion irradiation on cobalt nanocomposite

The effects of ion irradiation of 3-dimensional arrays of Co nanoparticles were investigated. Arrays were obtained by electron beam deposition of 15 Co/SiO₂ bilayers 0.5 and 20 nm thick, respectively. The Co layers consist of Co nanoparticles 3.2 nm in diameter with a standard deviation of 16%. Irradiation was carried out using combinations of 150 kV Ar²⁺ and 90 kV Ar⁺ ion bombardments with a Ar⁺:Ar²⁺ fluence ratio of 1:4. The effects of ion irradiation were followed by Rutherford backscattering, measurements of hysteresis loops at 5 K and of temperature-dependent field-cooled (FC) and zero-field-cooled (ZFC) measurements of the magnetic susceptibility. A decrease of the peak temperature in the ZFC curve for displacements per atom (DPA) up to 1.1 was observed. Irradiation also induces progressively lower coercivity values. The Co particles showed a remarkable high resistance to ion irradiation, surviving damage up to 33 DPA.     

Effects of O swift heavy ion irradiation on indium oxide thin films

Indium oxide thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis were irradiated by 100 MeV O⁷⁺ ions with different fluences of 5 × 10¹¹, 1 × 10¹² and 1 × 10¹³ ions/cm². X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the structure of indium oxide with cubic bixbyite. The strongest (2 2 2) orientation observed from the as-deposited films was shifted to (4 0 0) after irradiation. Furthermore, the intensity of the (4 0 0) orientation was decreased with increasing fluence together with an increase in (2 2 2) intensity. Films irradiated with maximum fluence exhibited an amorphous component. The mobility of the as-deposited indium oxide films was decreased from ∼78.9 to 43.0 cm²/V s, following irradiation. Films irradiated with a fluence of 5 × 10¹¹ ions/cm² showed a better combination of electrical properties, with a resistivity of 4.57 × 10⁻³ Ω cm, carrier concentration of 2.2 × 10¹⁹ cm⁻³ and mobility of 61.0 cm²/V s. The average transmittance obtained from the as-deposited films decreased from ∼81% to 72%, when irradiated with a fluence of 5 × 10¹¹ ions/cm². The surface microstructures confirmed that the irregularly shaped grains seen on the surface of the as-deposited films is modified as “radish-like” morphology when irradiated with a fluence of 5 × 10¹¹ ions/cm².     

Effects of nitrogen ion irradiation on endoglucanase activity and gene mutation of Bacillus subtilis Bac01

Bacillus subtilis Bac01 was mutated by 15 keV N+ ions of 1.5×1016 cm-2.The mutant strain Bacll with high yield of endoglucanase was isolated using carboxymethylcellulose sodium and congo red indicative plates.It exhibited higher endoglucanase activitiy (381.89IU) than the original strain Bac01 (93.33IU).Two 1,500 bp endoglucanase gene fragments were obtained with PCR amplification from B.subtilis Bac01 and mutant strain Bac11.BLAST comparison result indicated that 10 nucleotides mutated.Bioinformatics methods were used to analyze the two predicted amino acid sequences,and it was found that 5 amino acid residues changed,being all in the cellulose-binding domain of endoglucanase.     

80MeV/u 12C6+离子辐照小鼠头部对骨髓细胞周期分布的影响

研究重离子辐照小鼠头部对骨髓细胞周期分布的影响,为重离子放射治疗癌症和太空防护提供基础数据.80MeV/u能量的12C6 离子对BALB/c小鼠头部给以0、0.5、1、2、4、10Gy的照射,用流式细胞仪测骨髓细胞周期分布.随着重离子辐照剂量的增加,G1/G0期细胞出现明显阻滞(P＜0.05),而G2/M期细胞出现显著减少(P＜0.05).说明重离子辐照小鼠头部对小鼠骨髓细胞周期分布有明显影响,也同时表明电离辐射对骨髓细胞周期分布的影响也有一种间接作用.     

Effects of ion irradiation on the mechanical properties of SiNawOxCyHz sol-gel derived thin films

A study of the effects of ion irradiation of hybrid organic/inorganic modified silicate thin films on their mechanical properties is presented. NaOH catalyzed SiNa_wO_xC_yH_z thin films were synthesized by sol-gel processing from tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) precursors and spin-coated onto Si substrates. After drying at 300 °C, the films were irradiated with 125 keV H⁺ or 250 keV N²⁺ at fluences ranging from 1 × 10¹⁴ to 2.5 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². Nanoindentation was used to characterize the films. Changes in hardness and reduced elastic modulus were examined as a function of ion fluence and irradiating species. The resulting increases in hardness and reduced elastic modulus are compared to similarly processed acid catalyzed silicate thin films.     

Study on effects of swift heavy ion irradiation on the crystal structure in CeO2 doped with Gd2O3

To simulate the effects of Gd₂O₃-doping and high-energy fission products in UO₂, Gd₂O₃-doped CeO₂ pellets were irradiated with 200-MeV Xe¹⁴⁺ ions. Doping and irradiation effects were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The lattice constant of CeO₂ decreases and the local structure is disordered with increased doping levels. However, the irradiation induces an expansion of the lattice and a disordering of atomic arrangement near the Gd atoms. The effects of the irradiation become more pronounced with increasing Gd₂O₃-dopant levels. Our results are compared with those of a study involving Er₂O₃-doped CeO₂.