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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
Volume 373, Issue -, Pages 70-75Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.03.017
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Ruby; N-ion; Cr-ion; Ion implantation; Amorphization
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi [ESC-0206]
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Energetic ions of N and Cr were used to implant the surfaces of natural rubies (low aesthetic quality). Surface colours of the specimens were found to change after ion implantation. The samples without and with ion implantation were characterized by diffuse reflectance spectra in ultra violet and visible region (DRS-UV-Vis), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and nano-indentation. While the Cr-ion implantation produced deep red surface colour (pigeon eye red) in polished raw sample (without heat treatment), the N-ion implantation produced a mixed tone of dark blue, greenish blue and violet surface colour in the heat treated sample. In the case of heat treated sample at 3 x 10(17) N-ions/cm(2) fluence, formation of colour centres (F+, F-2, F-2(+) and F-2(2+)) by ion implantation process is attributed to explain the development of the modified surface colours. Certain degree of surface amorphization was observed to be associated with the above N-ion implantation. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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