Negative ion production in energetic O− and C− ions scattering on HOPG

Abstract

In this work, we present negative-ion fractions as a function of exit velocity and angle after keV-energy negative oxygen and carbon ions scattering on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface, at a scattering angle of 38°. The negative-ion fractions increase monotonously with the increase of exit velocity for specular scattering, while negative-ion fractions present a bell-shaped dependence on exit angle. In order to gain further insight into the nature of charge transfer on HOPG, a modified charge transfer model involving the contribution of positive ions has been proposed and roughly reproduced the velocity and angle dependences of negative-ion fractions.