Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1984 · 91 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsMaterials PhysicsMetallic MaterialsSolid State PhysicsAmorphous MaterialsAmorphous SolidsElectronic Band StructureMetalsRadiation Damage In MaterialsX-ray Photoelectron SpectroscopyAmorphizationCrystalline StructureDefect Evolution Under IrradiationIrradiation DamageIrradiation Effects On MaterialsPoint DefectsRadiation-induced AmorphizationRadiation-induced Defects
The problem of the amorphization mechanism of crystalline materials under energetic irradiation has remained a puzzling one. We show how recent investigations on electron irradiation of metallic compounds give the key to this puzzle through the role of point defects, probably mainly interstitials.
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