[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanomechanical and in situ testing techniques: Towards extreme conditions
Nanoindentation based techniques were significantly enhanced by continuous stiffness
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …
Irradiation-induced grain boundary facet motion: In situ observations and atomic-scale mechanisms
Metals subjected to irradiation environments undergo microstructural evolution and
concomitant degradation, yet the nanoscale mechanisms for such evolution remain elusive …
concomitant degradation, yet the nanoscale mechanisms for such evolution remain elusive …
[HTML][HTML] Tailoring microstructure of austenitic stainless steel with improved performance for generation-IV fast reactor application: a review
S Chen, A Xie, X Lv, S Chen, C Yan, H Jiang, L Rong - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Austenitic stainless steels are selected as candidate materials for in-core and out-of-core
components of Generation-IV fast reactors due to their excellent operating experience in …
components of Generation-IV fast reactors due to their excellent operating experience in …
Suppressing irradiation induced grain growth and defect accumulation in nanocrystalline tungsten through grain boundary doping
Deliberately designed nanostructured materials containing a high density of dopant
stabilized interfaces provide energetically favorable sites for the annihilation of defects that …
stabilized interfaces provide energetically favorable sites for the annihilation of defects that …
Grain boundary strain as a determinant of localized sink efficiency
The opportunity to achieve radiation tolerance in crystalline materials hinges on
understanding the structure and response of grain boundary sinks to irradiation. A common …
understanding the structure and response of grain boundary sinks to irradiation. A common …
Gamma radiation-induced modifications in the physiochemical features of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using microwave technique
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have a wide range of applications, and their
properties can be significantly affected by gamma (γ) radiation, particularly in metal oxide …
properties can be significantly affected by gamma (γ) radiation, particularly in metal oxide …
[HTML][HTML] Compositional and structural origins of radiation damage mitigation in high-entropy alloys
The ability of high-entropy alloys to resist radiation damage is rooted in their compositional
complexity and associated high configurational entropy. In addition, grain boundaries within …
complexity and associated high configurational entropy. In addition, grain boundaries within …
[HTML][HTML] Athermal evolution of nanocrystalline tungsten driven by irradiation
Radiation effects in nanocrystalline tungsten are simulated in the athermal high dose limit,
where microstructural evolution is driven not by the thermally activated diffusion of radiation …
where microstructural evolution is driven not by the thermally activated diffusion of radiation …
The spectrum of atomic excess free volume in grain boundaries
The grain boundary (GB) excess volume is an important structural factor that is strongly
correlated with various thermodynamic and kinetic properties of GBs such as GB energy, GB …
correlated with various thermodynamic and kinetic properties of GBs such as GB energy, GB …
Irradiation resistance of chromium coatings for ATFC in the temperature range 300–550 C
AS Kuprin, RL Vasilenko, GD Tolstolutskaya… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Within the accident tolerant fuel cladding (ATFC) concept, chromium coatings appear to be
promising for protecting zirconium alloys from high temperature oxidation. The effects of high …
promising for protecting zirconium alloys from high temperature oxidation. The effects of high …