Metal-assisted Low-energy Ar+ Ion Beam Induces Self-organized Nanostructure of Sapphire

Li TANG; Zhili CHEN; Yuzhao LIU; Qian BI; Yingxue XI; Weiguo LIU

doi:10.3788/gzxb20215002.0216002

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