@article { ISI:000238989300008,
	title = {Irradiation effects of 12 eV oxygen ions on polyimide and fluorinated ethylene propylene},
	journal = {Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids},
	volume = {161},
	number = {8},
	year = {2006},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {495-504},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Polyimide (PI) and Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) samples (15mm x 15mm x 50 mu m ) were exposed to atomic oxygen ions of average energy similar to 12 eV and flux similar to 5x10(13) ions cm(-2) s(-1) , produced in the Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma. The energy and the flux of the oxygen ions at different positions in the plasma were measured by a retarding field analyzer. The fluence of the oxygen ions was varied from sample to sample in the range of similar to 5x10(16) to 2x10(17) ions cm(-2) by changing the irradiation period. The pre- and the post-irradiated samples were characterized by the weight loss, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) techniques. The weight of the PI and FEP samples decreased with increasing the ion fluence. However, the erosion yield for the PI is found to be higher, by almost a factor five, when compared with that of FEP. On the surface region of irradiated samples, the concentrations of the carbon, fluorine, and oxygen and their corresponding chemical bonds have changed appreciably. Moreover, blisters and nanoglobules were also observed even at a fluence of similar to 10(17) ions cm(-2) . This oxygen ion fluence is almost two orders of magnitude lower than that of the 5 eV atomic oxygen, which a satellite encounters in the space, at the low Earth orbit, during its mission period of about 7 years.</p>},
	keywords = {atomic oxygen, ECR plasma, FEP, FTIR, Polyimide, SEM, weight loss, XPS},
	issn = {1042-0150},
	doi = {10.1080/10420150600810224},
	author = {Majeed, Riyadh M A Abdul and Purohit, V. S. and Bhoraskar, S. V. and Mandale, A. B. and Bhoraskar, Vasant N.}
}
@article { ISI:000260230400034,
	title = {Scanning tunneling microscopic and field emission microscopic studies of nanostructured molybdenum film synthesized by electron cyclotron resonance plasma},
	journal = {Vacuum},
	volume = {83},
	number = {2},
	year = {2008},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {435-443},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Cathodic sputtering is demonstrated to be effective in synthesizing thin films of molybdenum nanoparticles. An electron cyclotron resonance plasma reactor has been used as the source. The particle size distribution is found to be controllable by proper choice of the cathodic bias potential. Sizes ranging between 20 and 30 nm deposited at the optimum bias potential are found to exhibit a self assembled structure as observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. Field emission microscopic studies on these films supported on W have exhibited very stable emission current over a period of 3 h. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {ECR plasma, Field emission microscopy, Hollow cathode chemical sputtering, Mo nanoparticles, Scanning tunneling microscopy},
	issn = {0042-207X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.vacuum.2008.04.077},
	author = {Purohit, Vishwas S. and Bhise, Ashok B. and Dey, Shirshendu and More, Mahendra A. and Dharmadhikari, C. V. and Joag, Dilip S. and Pasricha, Renu and Bhoraskar, S. V.}
}
