Ion physics & ion beam-based materials research at Uppsala University

by Dr Daniel Primetzhofer (Uppsala university)

Tuesday 9 Apr 2019, 14:15 → 15:00 Europe/Stockholm

K262 (Fysiska institutionen-Physics Department)

The presentation will highlight both the available infrastructure at the tandem

laboratory as well as ongoing research projects in the ion physics research group at

Uppsala University. The existing infrastructure for accelerator mass spectrometry

(AMS), ion beam analysis (IBA) and ion beam modification of materials (IBMM)

comprises of a 175 keV MICADAS compact radiocarbon dating system, a 5 MV

pelletron tandem accelerator with in total 6 beam lines, a 350 kV implanter with 3

beam lines as well as a system for Low-Energy Ion Scattering. The existing

infrastructure and its potential for fundamental research and applied studies will

be exemplified by research results recently obtained using the available

instrumentation. Also, a series of very recent upgrades in instrumentation will be

introduced, with a focus on in-situ characterization and multi-method approaches.

 

Examples from applied research comprise of characterization of thin films

containing light and heavy constituents as used for hard-coatings and in optical

applications, high-resolution depth profiling of light elements such as hydrogen and

lithium in energy materials, but also investigations of sensitive materials such as

metal-organic frameworks. Furthermore, different results from in-situ studies of

materials growth and modification will be shown. Finally, also an overview of the

ongoing fundamental studies of ion-solid interaction will be presented, with a focus

on lower ion energies.