Abstract
In this paper, the possibility of preparing silver nanostructures with a high area density of nanoparticles of various shapes by the ion beam sputtering (IBS) method, using a glancing angle deposition (GLAD) configuration, and subsequent irradiation with heavy ions, was tested. In the experiment, keV Ar+ ions were used for both IBS and bombardment. The prepared nanostructures were analyzed by RBS and microscopic methods of SEM and AFM. It turned out that IBS/GLAD makes it possible to create silver nanostructures (networks of individual silver nanoparticles), but only with relatively low areal densities (∼ 70 µm2). The bombardment led to changes in the porosity only after high ion fluences, but also to disruption of the nanostructures. Even so, the IBS method with GLAD configuration has been shown to be a promising way to prepare high-porosity nanostructures. Nevertheless, further experimental efforts will be needed to find the optimal technology.
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