https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-10530-9
Regular Article
Generation of intense and cold beam of Pt-Ag bi-element cluster ions having single-composition
Cluster Research Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute: in
East Tokyo Laboratory, Genesis Research Institute, Inc., 717-86 Futamata, Ichikawa, Chiba
272-0001,
Japan
a e-mail: yasumatsu@clusterlab.jp
Received:
20
September
2010
Received in final form:
28
December
2010
Published online:
18
March
2011
An intense beam of bi-element Pt-Ag cluster ions with a single atomic-composition has been gained toward development of new-functional materials of the clusters fixed on a solid surface. Mass production of the bi-element cluster ions has been achieved by operating dual magnetron-sputtering devices independently in a gas aggregation cell, and the ions having a single composition are filtered out by passing through a quadrupole mass filter. The kinetic energies of the cluster ions have been reduced by collision with cold helium in order for low-energy cluster-impact deposition of the clusters on the surface. The cooling process was examined further by means of molecular-dynamics simulation.
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