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Ion Irradiation in Emerging Materials and Devices

From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

  • 1st Edition - November 2, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Vishnu Chauhan, Vibhor Kumar, Jitendra Pal Singh, Vijay Kumar
  • Language: English

Ion Irradiation in Emerging Materials and Devices: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications presents new paradigms in the modification of existing materials and the discov… Read more

Description

Ion Irradiation in Emerging Materials and Devices: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications presents new paradigms in the modification of existing materials and the discovery of new materials by modifying materials at specific locations at the nanoscale. This book explores the effects of ion irradiation on different materials and devices and describes the resultant modifications in their structural, electrical, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties. It also provides assessment of device performance and a comprehensive literature review. The book provides a thorough examination of ion beam-induced synthesis and characterization of various materials, and also reports the recent advances in materials modification through radiation, a promising technique for creating materials better suited for a range of specific applications. Lastly, the book highlights new materials, showcasing promising technologies and enhanced properties. This book will appeal especially to new and early-career researchers, as it examines the work done in the field of ion implantation over the past few decades, and proposes potential new areas of research and their applications.

Key features

  • Provides a comprehensive examination of ion beam-induced synthesis and characterization of various materials
  • Explores the utilization of ion irradiation to optimize materials and device performance
  • Highlights recent advances in materials modifications through radiation

Readership

Students, researchers, and industrialists engaged in multidisciplinary research focused on the treatment of materials with low and heavy ions, as well as their application in diverse fields of science and technology such as the development of the next generation of optoelectronic, photonic, and photovoltaic devices

Table of contents

1. Accelerators and irradiation process

2. New developments in accelerator technologies

3. Physics and chemistry of ion–matter interaction

4. Simulation and calculations of ions in materials

5. Low-energy ion irradiation (1–1000 eV) interaction with different materials

6. Ion irradiation in magnetic oxides

7. Ion irradiation in superconductors

8. Ion irradiation in semiconducting devices

9. Ion irradiation in solar devices

10. Ion irradiation in spintronic-related multilayer structures

11. Thermoelectric phase by irradiation at interface

12. Ion irradiation defects and tracks formation in metal oxides

13. Ion irradiation effect on the performance of resistive random access memory devices

14. Ion irradiation in hybrid heterostructures

15. Irradiation of Fusion materials and clean energy applications

16. Ion beam patterning of specialised nanostructures

17. Ion irradiation induced effects in noble metal thin films

18. Ion irradiation in phosphorous for dosimetry applications

19. Investigation of ion irradiation effect in polymer thin films

20. Ion irradiation effects in two-dimensional (2D) materials

21. Ion irradiation in nuclear materials

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 2, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Vishnu Chauhan

Vishnu Chauhan is an Assistant Professor at Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India. His research activities are focused on materials science and nanotechnology, including synthesis (physical and chemical techniques), characterization, and ion beam-induced oxide and nanocomposite thin film modifications. He also researches the synthesis and characterization of low-dimensional oxide materials.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India

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Vibhor Kumar

Vibhor Kumar is working as Research Engineer and engaged in development of state of the art memory devices. His area of interest includes ion–solid interactions, electronic device fabrication, material interfaces, wide bandgap semiconductors, solar cells, MEMS devices, and glasses.

Affiliations and expertise
Research Engineer and engaged in development of state of the art memory devices., USA

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Jitendra Pal Singh

Jitendra Pal Singh is the Ramanujan Fellow at the Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India. His research interests are irradiation studies in nanoferrites, thin films, and magnetic multilayers, including the synthesis of ferrite nanoparticles and thin films, determining the magnetic, optical, and dielectric response of ferrites, and irradiation and implantation effects in ferrite thin films and nanoparticles.

Affiliations and expertise
Ramanujan Fellow, Department of Sciences, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana, India

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Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His current research endeavors include the synthesis, processing, and characterization of functional materials, solid-state luminescent materials, soft and ceramic materials, biopolymers, drug delivery devices, and wastewater treatment.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India