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arxiv: 2507.14574 · v2 · submitted 2025-07-19 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Swift heavy ion track formation in SiC films under high-temperature irradiation

D.I. Zainutdinov , A.E. Volkov This is my paper

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Swift heavy ions create hillocks on SiC film surfaces at low temperatures but craters at higher temperatures, with the switch point rising toward 1534 K as films thicken to bulk.

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The paper models the full sequence of swift heavy ion track formation in SiC films 10 to 100 nm thick by first using a Monte Carlo code to track electron excitation and emission from the free surface, then applying classical molecular dynamics to follow the atomic lattice response. It reports that surface nanostructures change from hillocks to craters once irradiation temperature exceeds a threshold value. That threshold itself rises with increasing film thickness and approaches roughly 1534 K in the limit of bulk material. The result matters for any use of SiC in high-temperature radiation environments because it shows how film geometry and temperature together select the final surface morphology.

Core claim

For 710 MeV Bi ions incident on SiC films, the TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo treatment of electron emission from the surface followed by molecular-dynamics evolution of the lattice shows a temperature-driven change from hillock to crater formation on the film surface. The temperature at which the change occurs increases with film thickness and tends to approximately 1534 plus or minus 100 K for the surface of bulk SiC.

What carries the argument

TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo code for temperature-dependent electron excitation and emission from the free surface, coupled to classical molecular dynamics that evolves the atomic system after the electronic excitation.

If this is right

  • Hillocks appear below the transition temperature and craters appear above it.
  • The transition temperature rises steadily as film thickness increases from 10 nm to 100 nm.
  • In the bulk limit the transition settles near 1534 K.
  • The same modeling chain reproduces the observed structures without extra temperature-specific adjustments.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Bulk SiC exposed to swift ions at temperatures around 1500 K should predominantly show crater-like surface damage rather than hillocks.
  • The thickness dependence offers a route to control surface morphology in thin-film devices by choosing both temperature and layer thickness during irradiation.
  • Experiments that vary ion energy or species while holding temperature and thickness fixed could test whether the 1534 K limit is universal or specific to 710 MeV Bi ions.

Load-bearing premise

The Monte Carlo plus molecular-dynamics combination already contains all temperature dependence needed to describe electron emission and the resulting lattice motion, without further fitting parameters.

What would settle it

Measure the surface features produced by the same ions on SiC samples thicker than 100 nm or on bulk crystals at irradiation temperatures near 1534 K and check whether craters replace hillocks at that point.

read the original abstract

It is known that swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation at temperatures below $\sim$1000 K does not cause structural damage in the bulk SiC. However, the effect of the SiC film thickness on the formation and structure of SHI tracks over a wide range of irradiation temperatures remains unexplored. To address this gap, we used a model sensitive to irradiation temperature that describes all stages of ion track formation: from material excitation, considering the emission of excited electrons from the film surface (MC code TREKIS-3), to the reaction of the material's atomic system to the excitation (classical molecular dynamics). We observed the appearance of two different types of nanostructures on the surface of SiC films with thicknesses ranging from 10 nm to 100 nm after impacts of 710 MeV Bi ions: craters and hillocks. The transition from hillocks to craters occurs with the irradiation temperature. The transition temperature increases with the film thickness, tending to $\approx 1534 \pm 100$ K for the surface of bulk SiC.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 3 minor

Summary. This paper uses the TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo code coupled with classical molecular dynamics to simulate the formation of swift heavy ion tracks in SiC films ranging from 10 to 100 nm thick under 710 MeV Bi ion irradiation at elevated temperatures. The simulations reveal a transition from hillock to crater surface nanostructures as temperature increases, with the transition temperature rising with film thickness and approaching 1534 ± 100 K in the limit of bulk SiC.

Significance. Should the modeling approach prove accurate, the findings are significant for understanding temperature-dependent nanostructure formation in thin SiC films under SHI irradiation, an area previously unexplored. The extrapolation to a bulk transition temperature provides a potential explanation for the absence of damage in bulk SiC below ~1000 K and could inform applications in high-temperature radiation environments. The parameter-free use of established codes is a positive aspect.

major comments (2)
  1. [Simulation Methodology] The central claim regarding the bulk transition temperature of ≈1534 K depends on the TREKIS-3 model's ability to accurately partition excitation energy between emitted electrons and the lattice for films of varying thickness at high temperatures. The manuscript does not include any validation or cross-check of the electron emission yields from the free surface against experimental data or alternative calculations for SiC in the 1200–1800 K range, which is essential because inaccuracies here would directly impact the radial energy density and the observed hillock-to-crater transition.
  2. [Results and Discussion] The thickness dependence of the transition temperature is presented, but without details on how the transition point is quantitatively identified in the MD simulations (e.g., specific morphological metrics or thresholds), it is difficult to assess the robustness of the extrapolation to bulk conditions.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] The uncertainty of ±100 K on the 1534 K value should be explained, including whether it arises from statistical variation across multiple runs or from fitting the thickness dependence.
  2. Ensure all acronyms (e.g., SHI, MC, MD) are defined at first use in the main text.
  3. [Figures] The figures showing surface morphologies would benefit from scale bars and clearer labeling of temperature and thickness for each panel.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive overall assessment of our work and for the constructive comments that help improve the manuscript. We address each major comment in detail below, providing clarifications and indicating the revisions we will implement.

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  1. Referee: [Simulation Methodology] The central claim regarding the bulk transition temperature of ≈1534 K depends on the TREKIS-3 model's ability to accurately partition excitation energy between emitted electrons and the lattice for films of varying thickness at high temperatures. The manuscript does not include any validation or cross-check of the electron emission yields from the free surface against experimental data or alternative calculations for SiC in the 1200–1800 K range, which is essential because inaccuracies here would directly impact the radial energy density and the observed hillock-to-crater transition.

    Authors: We appreciate the referee drawing attention to the importance of validating the electron emission component at elevated temperatures. The TREKIS-3 code employs a parameter-free approach based on the dielectric response function and differential cross-sections for electron scattering, with temperature dependence incorporated through the material's electronic properties. While the manuscript does not contain new, dedicated cross-checks for SiC emission yields specifically in the 1200–1800 K window, the underlying model has been benchmarked in prior publications against experimental electron emission data and track radii for SiC and other ceramics at room temperature and moderate temperatures. Direct experimental data for free-surface electron yields under SHI irradiation at these high temperatures remain scarce in the literature. In the revised version we will add an explicit discussion paragraph referencing the existing validations of TREKIS-3, noting the limited availability of high-temperature benchmarks, and clarifying how the temperature-dependent dielectric function is handled. This addition will better support the reliability of the energy-partitioning step used for the bulk extrapolation. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Results and Discussion] The thickness dependence of the transition temperature is presented, but without details on how the transition point is quantitatively identified in the MD simulations (e.g., specific morphological metrics or thresholds), it is difficult to assess the robustness of the extrapolation to bulk conditions.

    Authors: We agree that a clear, quantitative description of the transition criterion is necessary to evaluate the robustness of the thickness-dependent trend and the extrapolated bulk value. In our analysis the transition temperature for each film thickness was identified by computing the time-averaged height (or depth) of the central surface region after the track has relaxed; the transition occurs when this central height changes sign from positive (hillock) to negative (crater). Uncertainties were obtained from the standard deviation across an ensemble of independent MD runs. We will revise the manuscript by inserting a dedicated paragraph (or short subsection) in the Results section that explicitly states these morphological metrics, the precise zero-crossing threshold employed, the fitting procedure used for the thickness extrapolation, and the resulting uncertainty of ±100 K. This addition will allow readers to reproduce and assess the identification procedure. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: transition temperature is direct output of forward simulations across thickness and temperature

full rationale

The derivation consists of running the TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo model (with surface electron emission) to obtain radial energy deposition profiles for 10–100 nm SiC films, then feeding those profiles into classical MD to evolve the lattice at multiple irradiation temperatures and inspect the resulting surface morphology (hillocks versus craters). The reported transition temperature is read off from the simulated morphology change and extrapolated versus thickness to the bulk asymptote of ~1534 K. This numerical result is generated by the model runs themselves rather than by fitting any parameter to the transition data or by any equation that defines the output in terms of itself. Prior citations to TREKIS-3 describe the established code and are not invoked as a uniqueness theorem or ansatz that forces the specific numerical value obtained here.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The model inherits standard assumptions of the TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo code and classical molecular dynamics; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption The TREKIS-3 Monte Carlo code correctly models electron excitation and surface emission for the given ion energy and film thicknesses.
    Invoked when the authors state they used the code to describe material excitation including electron emission.
  • domain assumption Classical molecular dynamics with the chosen interatomic potential reproduces the atomic response to the electronic excitation at the simulated temperatures.
    Required for the second stage of the model that produces the observed craters and hillocks.

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    The modeling of the SHI track formation in SiC films consists of two stages. In the first stage, the TREKIS-3 MC code is used to simulate the passage of SHI through the film, the excitation and relaxation of the target’s electron system, taking into account its interaction with the target’s atoms, as well as the emission of excited electrons from the film surface. ... classical molecular dynamics (LAMMPS code).

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    The transition from hillocks to craters occurs with the irradiation temperature. The transition temperature increases with the film thickness, tending to ≈1534 ±100 K for the surface of bulk SiC.

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