life
extended
through ion
implantation.
In
addition
heat-
resistant high temperature alloys can be made even more resistant
to
Ion
high temperature oxidation through ion implantion
treatment.
implantation is not restricted by the dissolubility
of the
Therefore it can be
which
cannot
be
Unlike
coating
material
or the constraints of temperature.
used for the manufacture of
materials
manufactured by ordinary metallurgical process.
or other processes, ion implantation produces a treated surface
layer which
shows no distinct interface with
the
matrix and
which
cannot
peel off.
Implantation
will
not affect
the
dimensions of a component.
other treatment processes.
Ion
materials.
optical
For these reasons it is unrivalled by
implantation can
It can be used for developing integrated optics
can be used to form amorphous
couplers.
It
change
the refractive
index of
and
materials,
of insulators,
modify the mechanical and electrical properties
develop super conductors and special materials like catalysts. It
is a new research tool in the materials revolution.
In recent years a new technique called ion beam mingling has
emerged.
This differs from ion implantation in that it uses
a
such as
an argon ion
beam,
to bombard the
thin
fixed gas ion beam,
surface of a material previously vapour plated with a very
layer of another element. Thanks to the implantation of (argon)
ions, the atoms at the interface of the plating and the
fuse to obtain better results for less effort.
matrix
Ion
radiation
implantation
can also
be
used
to simulate
strong
and
condition, develop radiation-resistant materials
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