Sputtering animations

Sputtering of clean metal surface

Sputtering of silver crystal stimulated by multiple impact of C60 projectile

The movies below show sputtering of Ag{111} by second impact of 15 keV C60 projectiles at normal incidence.

Sputtering of altered metal surface by 15 keV C60 projectile

Modified Ag{111} surface was bombarded by 15 keV C60 projectiles at normal incidence.
Colors depict current vertical position of a given atom (red - high, blue -low).

Step at the surface

Cone at the surface

Rectangular ridge at the surface

Large cluster bombardment

Przetłumaczyć!!! Opis zjawisk pokazanych na poniższych animacjach można znaleźć w: L. Rzeznik, B. Czerwinski, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd and Z. Postawa, "Microscopic Insights into the Sputtering of Thin Polystyrene Films on Ag{111} Induced by Large and Slow Ar Clusters", J. Phys. Chem C 112 (2008) 521. DOI: 10.1021/jp076667q

Clean Ag{111} metal substrate

PS4 organic monolayer deposited on Ag{111}

Desorption of organic layers

Desorption of benzene layers

Desorption of polystyrene monolayer

Sputtering of frozen gases

Sputtering is sometimes pretty

Everybody is welcomed to download our animations and incorporate them into her/his presentation as far as a reference to our publications or to this page is given.

The science presented in these simulations was obtained in cooperation with Barbara Garrison and Nicholas Winograd from the Pennsylvania State University.