30 June 2026 to 1 July 2026
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Applications of energetic ion beams at Surrey Ion Beam Centre

1 Jul 2026, 12:20
20m
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Speaker

Dr Nianhua Peng (Surrey Ion Beam Centre)

Description

Ion beams with energy up to a few MeV have been widely produced and used at Surrey Ion Beam Centre for various applications. Now we have five tools available for ion beam modification of materials, and one more new tool is under development for ion beam deposition. Examples of applications are: the manipulation of electrical conductivity; the investigation of irradiation induced stress and damage and the synthesis and smart cut of novel thin films etc. The materials involved covers insulating ceramics, structural metals, high temperature superconductors, solid state electrodes for batteries and biomaterials etc.
We also have a dedicated 2MV Tandem accelerator for ion beam analysis of solid state materials. With this tool, we have six beam lines designed for specific functions covering micro-beam, ToF-ERDA, ToF-SIMS, broad beam, external beam and high energy resolution PIXE. Combining all these analytical capability together, we are capable to do chemical analysis from hydrogen to heavy elements and molecules with spatial and depth distribution information.

Presenting Author Nianhua Peng
Is the Presenting Author a PhD Student or Early Career Scientist ? No
Area of research Applications of accelerators

Author

Dr Nianhua Peng (Surrey Ion Beam Centre)

Co-authors

Adrian Cansell (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Angela Battley (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Dr Catia Costa (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Ella Schneider (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Geoff Grime (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Jakub Jagiello (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Joshi Bird (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Julian Fletcher (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Dr Luke Antwis (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Matthew Sharpe (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Pierre Couture (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Prof. Roger Webb (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Prof. Satheesh Krishnamurthy (Surrey Ion Beam Centre) Vlad Palitsin (Surrey Ion Beam Centre)

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