Ordering Enhancement of Ion Bombardment-Induced Nanoripple Patterns: A Review.

ABSTRACT: Low-energy ion bombardment (IB) has emerged as a promising, maskless nanofabrication tool for quasi-periodic nanoripples, marked by a high throughput and low cost. As templates, these IB-induced, self-organized surface nanoripples have shown potential for applications in diverse fields. However, the challenge of tailoring the ordering of these ripple patterns is preventing the widespread application of IB. Moreover, the enhancement of the ordering of these self-organized nanostructures involves the fundamental academic questions of nanoripple coupling (or superimposition) and guided self-organization. This review first focuses on the experimental progress made in developing representative strategies for the ordering enhancement of IB-induced nanoripples in terms of ion beams and targets. S

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11944364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature