Recent progress of radiation response in nanostructured tungsten for nuclear application

H Xu, LL He, YF Pei, CZ Jiang, WQ Li, XH Xiao - Tungsten, 2021 - Springer
Engineering materials for nuclear reactors exposed to high-dose irradiation breed various
radiation damage, leading to performance degradation of materials, which seriously limits …

Thermal stability of immiscible Cu-Ag/Fe triphase multilayers with triple junctions

T Niu, Y Zhang, J Cho, J Li, H Wang, X Zhang - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanostructured metallic multilayers have attracted significant attention due to their high
mechanical strength. However, they often have limited thermal stability at elevated …

In-situ TEM observation of the evolution of helium bubbles & dislocation loops and their interaction in Pd during He+ irradiation

Q Han, Y Li, G Ran, X Liu, L Wu, Y Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution of purity Pd under 30 keV He+ irradiation at 573 K was
investigated by in-situ transmission electron microscopy. The nucleation, growth, merging …

Recent studies on the fabrication of multilayer films by magnetron sputtering and their irradiation behaviors

J Ni, J Li, J Jian, J He, H Chen, X Leng, X Liu - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multilayer films with high-density layer interfaces have been studied widely because of the
unique mechanical and functional properties. Magnetron sputtering is widely chosen to …

Interphase boundary layer-dominated strain mechanisms in Cu+ implanted Zr-Nb nanoscale multilayers

N Daghbouj, M Callisti, HS Sen, M Karlik, J Čech… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Sputter-deposited Zr/Nb nanoscale metallic multilayers with a periodicity of 27 (thin)
and 96 nm (thick) were subjected to Cu+ implantation with low and high fluences and then …

Helium effects and bubbles formation in irradiated Ti3SiC2

H Zhang, R Su, I Szlufarska, L Shi, H Wen - Journal of the European …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ti 3 SiC 2 is a potential structural material for nuclear reactor applications. However, He
irradiation effects in this material are not well understood, especially at high temperatures …

Dependence of the damage in optical metal/dielectric coatings on the energy of ions in irradiation experiments for space qualification

MG Pelizzo, AJ Corso, G Santi, R Hübner, D Garoli… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Terrestrial accelerator facilities can generate ion beams which enable the testing of the
resistance of materials and thin film coatings to be used in the space environment. In this …

Helium-bubble-assisted deformation twinning in irradiated graphene (reduced graphene oxide)-aluminum composite with a nanolaminated structure

Y Liu, J Zhang, L Zhao, Q Guo - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanolaminated graphene (reduced graphene oxide)-aluminum composite irradiated with
high energy helium ions at room temperature was shown to form deformation twins upon …

Evolution in microstructure and hardness of Titanium–Zirconium–Molybdenum (TZM) alloy after depth marker implantation for erosion diagnostic in fusion devices

OA Waseem, KB Woller - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
A depth marker by ion implantation has been used for analysis of erosion on plasma-facing
materials in fusion experiments. To assess the impact of ion implantation on the surface …

Helium bubbles and blistering in a nanolayered metal/hydride composite

CA Taylor, E Lang, PG Kotula, R Goeke, CS Snow… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Helium is insoluble in most metals and precipitates out to form nanoscale bubbles when the
concentration is greater than 1 at.%, which can alter the material properties. Introducing …