Abstract
CaF 2 is widely adopted as deep-UV window material and thin film optical coating. The void superlattice was observed experimentally under electron irradiation at room temperature. We performed kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations of the initial stages of the process when short- and intermediate-range order of defects in small Ca colloids and larger interstitial aggregates (F 2 gas voids) is created. The kMC model includes fluorine interstitial–vacancy pair creation, defect diffusion, similar defect attraction and dissimilar defect recombination. Special attention is paid to the statistical analysis of the defect aggregate distribution functions under different conditions (dose rate, defect migration and recombination rates). These simulations demonstrate that under certain conditions the dissimilar aggregate recombination is strongly suppressed which stimulates growth of mobile interstitial aggregates that is a precondition for further void ordering into a superlattice.
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