Thabethe, Thabsile TheodoraNstoane, T.Biira, SaphinaNjoroge, Eric GitauHlatshwayo, Thulani ThokozaniSkuratov, Vladimir AlexeevichMalherbe, Johan B.2019-02-062019-03Thabethe, T.T., Nstoane, T., Biira, S. et al. 2019, 'Irradiation effects of swift heavy ions on palladium films deposited on 6H-SiC substrate', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 442, pp. 19-23.10.1016/j.nimb.2019.01.0170168-583X (print)1872-9584 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68418Please read abstract in the article.en© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 442, pp. 19-23, 2019. doi : 10.1016/j.nimb.2019.01.017.IrradiationPalladiumSwift heavy ion (SHI)StressSilicon carbide (SiC)GranulationHeavy ionsRadiationScanning electron microscopy (SEM)Silicon compoundsSmall granulesSiC substratesPhase identificationCrystallinitiesBiaxial stressX-ray diffraction (XRD)Surface morphologyPostprint Article