Structural Damage and Recrystallization Response of Garnet Crystals to Intense Electronic Excitation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2023)

Recrystallization Effects In article number 2212853, Peng Liu, Miguel L. Crespillo, Eva Zarkadoula, and co-workers demonstrate the track damage formation and recrystallization effects in garnet crystals under the intense electronic excitation, attributed to the key role of thermal parameters and cation radius ratio. The irradiation-induced nanostructures in garnet crystals enable the significant bandgap regulation and defect-related luminescence enhancement.