The influence of the polymer matrix structure on the ion beam synthesis ofmetal-polymer thin films

Metal-polymer thin films composed of an array of small metal particles embe dded in a polymer matrix were obtained by ion beam synthesis in polymers. T he structural features, phase composition, and magnetic properties of metal -polymer films thus synthesized are determined by the type of starting poly mer. the type of ions implanted, and ion implantation conditions. Mechanism s for the generation and growth of thin metal films in polymers during ion beam synthesis were proposed. In particular, the major role in the formatio n of nanoparticles during the synthesis of ferromagnetic structures in poly mers is played by magnetic dipole-dipole interaction between growing partic les.