Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Raman spectroscopy is used in a variety of ways to monitor different aspects of the lattice damage caused by ion implantation into graphite. Particular attention is given to the use of Raman spectroscopy to monitor the restoration of lattice order by the annealing process, which depends critically on the annealing temperature and on the extent of the original lattice damage. At low fluences the highly disordered region is localized in the implanted region and relatively low annealing temperatures are required, compared with the implantation at high fluences where the highly disordered region extends all the way to the surface. At high fluences, annealing temperatures comparable to those required for the graphitization of carbons are necessary to fully restore lattice order.
Department of Physics.
Center for Materials Science and Engineering.
Now at ARCO Chemical Co., 3801 Westchester, Pike Newtown Sq., PA 19073
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, supported by NSF.