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Ion Beam — Induced Crystalline to Amorphous Transformations in Ceramic Materials

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Structure-Property Relationships in Surface-Modified Ceramics

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One of the first reports of a radiation-induced phase change from the crystalline to amorphous state was observed in naturally occurring minerals containingα-emitting radioactivity (1). The term “metamictisation” from the Greek meta (mixed or between) and miktos (compounded) was coined to describe the amorphization of the crystal structure of a mineral due to radiation from contained or nearby radioactive atoms. This was observed soon after von Laue’s discovery of x-rays when mineralogists noted the loss of crystalline structure in minerals exposed to radioactivity.

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  1. Department of Physics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

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  1. Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, Tennessee, 37831-6118, USA

    Carl J. McHargue

  2. Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Box 30, Pennsylvania, 16804, USA

    Ram Kossowsky

  3. IPP, Kernforschungsanlage, Jülich GmbH, D-5170, Jülich, Germany

    Wolfgang O. Hofer

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Whitton, J.L. (1989). Ion Beam — Induced Crystalline to Amorphous Transformations in Ceramic Materials. In: McHargue, C.J., Kossowsky, R., Hofer, W.O. (eds) Structure-Property Relationships in Surface-Modified Ceramics. NATO ASI Series, vol 170. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0983-0_9

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