A multifaceted application of designed coulomb explosion occurring on oxidized topological crystalline insulator SnTe

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 571 - 578
• Main Authors: Zhang, Guofeng, Chen, Jianbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 18.01.2022
• Subjects: Charged particles; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Electron beams; Encapsulation; Explosions; Insulation; Low temperature; Nanocrystals; Physical vapor deposition; Recrystallization; Shielding; Topology

Coulomb explosion, characterized by Coulomb repulsion between particles with the same charge on the surface of a material, has been used to realize exquisite nano-manipulation, however, researchers usually found only one aspect of the application of Coulomb explosion when they utilized it. Herein, w...