Ion implantation as an ultrafast quenching technique for metastable alloy production: The Ag-Cu system

Abstract
Substitutional solid solutions of Ag in Cu have been formed by ion implanting Ag at concentrations up to 16 at.%. The physical states of the implanted alloys were deduced by ion channeling and transmission electron microscopy and their stability was examined by annealing to 400 °C. The implantation results are compared with those obtained previously by conventional rapid quenching techniques.