A simplified analytical model for ion-solid interactions. appropriate for l
ow-energy beam depositions, is presented to determine the analytic solution
of the deposited energy in the solid. The deposited energy in the surface
and the energy deposited in the underlying bulk, correlative to the atomic
displacement leaving the lattice damage, are dependent on the mass and inci
dent energy of projectiles as well as the sharp displacement threshold ener
gy. The determination of deposited energy of ion in subsurface yields a cei
ling for the beam energy above which more defects are generated in the bulk
resulting in defective films. The accuracy of the angular average over the
scattering cross section is evaluated from comparison with experimental re
sults. The analytic solution is applied to Ar+ and N+ projectiles in diamon
d, graphite and SiC materials, respectively. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A.
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