Retrieval of B1 phase from high-pressure B2 phase for CdO nanoparticles by electronic excitations in Cd_xZn_1−xO composite thin films

• Arkaprava Das,
• Marcin Zając and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 551–560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.43

• diameter in CdO subjected to 120 MeV silver ion irradiation is calculated to be approximately 8 nm using an inelastic thermal spike simulation code. This study elucidates the intriguing reappearance of the B1 phase under oxygen ion irradiation and highlights the radiation stability of the B2 phase through

• , we reported a local pressure-driven structural phase transformation (PT) from B1 (NaCl) to B2 (CsCl) in CdxZn1−xO (x = 0.4) composite binary oxide thin films [1]. The radiation stability of these phases is crucial for optoelectronic applications in space, where the exposure to high-energy particles

• and gamma radiation can induce lattice defects and lower the device efficiency [7]. Swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation experiments provide valuable insights into the radiation stability of the transformed B2 phase, which is essential for the future utilization of these composite materials in space

Effect of radiation-induced vacancy saturation on the first-order phase transformation in nanoparticles: insights from a model

• Aram Shirinyan and
• Yuriy Bilogorodskyy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1453–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.117

• transitions and the zones of radiation stability for nanoparticles. We utilize nanoparticles exhibiting transitions from the body-centered cubic α phase to the face-centered cubic β phase, and the reverse transition from β phase to α phase, as a model system for first-order phase transformations. We

• materials. Keywords: α-phase; β-phase; chemical rate theory; Fe; nanoparticle; nucleation; phase stability diagram; polymorphic phase transision; radiation stability; thermodynamics; vacancy saturation; Introduction Solid metal or ceramic nanoparticles with a diameter in the range of 1–100 nm, when placed

• effects led to a polymorphic phase change, transforming the high-density fcc structure to a low-density hexagonal close-packed crystallographic phase. The investigation of the radiation stability of nanocrystalline single-phase multicomponent alloys (NiFe, NiCoFe, and NiCoCr) using molecular dynamics

Effects of swift heavy ion irradiation on structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnO–CuO nanocomposites prepared by carbothermal evaporation method

• Sini Kuriakose,
• D. K. Avasthi and
• Satyabrata Mohapatra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 928–937, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.96

• change in morphology from nanosheets to nanorods upon swift heavy ion irradiation at higher fluence is really interesting considering the appreciable radiation stability of ZnO. Figure 2 shows the XRD patterns of pristine nanocomposite and samples irradiated with 90 MeV Ni ions at fluences of 3 × 1013