8-12 July 2013
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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New iThemba-LABS and Wits University Ion Implantation Facility

10 Jul 2013, 17:40
1h
Poster Presentation Track F - Applied Physics Poster2

Speaker

Prof. Trevor Derry (University of the Witwatersrand)

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Ion implantation is one of the most versatile techniques for preparing solid surfaces for many different applications -- in physics, chemistry, engineering or even biology, as users of the former University of the Witwatersrand facility will be aware.

Wits has now joined forces with iThemba LABS (Gauteng) to acquire a "new" second-hand ion implantation accelerator in a joint venture, and to equip it with a universal ion-source able to produce beams from the entire periodic table. The facility has been installed and commissioned and is available for collaborative research, with a resident operator-technician.

Some of the current research is described.

Primary author

Prof. Trevor Derry (University of the Witwatersrand)

Co-authors

Dr Mervin Naidoo (University of the Witwatersrand) Dr Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

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