Krypton ion irradiation-induced amorphization and nano-crystal formation in pyrochlore Lu2Ti2O7 at room temperature

Krypton ion irradiation-induced amorphization and nano-crystal formation in pyrochlore Lu₂Ti₂O₇ at room temperature

Xie Qiu-Rong, Zhang Jian†, Yin Dong-Min, Guo Qi-Xun, Li Ning

GIXRD patterns of pristine pyrochlore Lu₂Ti₂O₇ and Lu₂Ti₂O₇ irradiated by 600-keV Kr³⁺ ions with fluencies ranging from 5 × 10¹⁴ ions/cm² to 1.45 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm².