Grain-boundary kinetics: A unified approach

J Han, SL Thomas, DJ Srolovitz - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Grain boundaries (GBs) are central defects for describing polycrystalline materials, and
playing major role in a wide-range of physical properties of polycrystals. Control over GB …

Radiation damage in nanostructured materials

X Zhang, K Hattar, Y Chen, L Shao, J Li, C Sun… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

Irradiation damage in (Zr0. 25Ta0. 25Nb0. 25Ti0. 25) C high-entropy carbide ceramics

F Wang, X Yan, T Wang, Y Wu, L Shao, M Nastasi, Y Lu… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
This research revealed the mechanisms of irradiation damage in the novel high entropy
ceramic materials.(Zr 0.25 Ta 0.25 Nb 0.25 Ti 0.25) C high-entropy carbide ceramics …

Recent progresses on designing and manufacturing of bulk refractory alloys with high performances based on controlling interfaces

T Zhang, HW Deng, ZM Xie, R Liu, JF Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Refractory alloys such as tungsten and molybdenum based alloys with high strength,
thermal/electrical conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion and excellent creep …

Helium bubble formation in ultrafine and nanocrystalline tungsten under different extreme conditions

O El-Atwani, K Hattar, JA Hinks, G Greaves… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
We have investigated the effects of helium ion irradiation energy and sample temperature on
the performance of grain boundaries as helium sinks in ultrafine grained and nanocrystalline …

Radiation-induced helium bubbles in metals

SH Li, JT Li, WZ Han - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Helium (He) bubbles are typical radiation defects in structural materials in nuclear reactors
after high dose energetic particle irradiation. In the past decades, extensive studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Damage-tolerant nanotwinned metals with nanovoids under radiation environments

Y Chen, KY Yu, Y Liu, S Shao, H Wang, MA Kirk… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Material performance in extreme radiation environments is central to the design of future
nuclear reactors. Radiation induces significant damage in the form of dislocation loops and …

Loop and void damage during heavy ion irradiation on nanocrystalline and coarse grained tungsten: Microstructure, effect of dpa rate, temperature, and grain size

O El-Atwani, E Esquivel, M Efe, E Aydogan, YQ Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Displacement damage, through heavy ion irradiation was studied on two tungsten grades
(coarse grained tungsten (CGW) and nanocrystalline and ultrafine grained tungsten (NCW)) …

[HTML][HTML] Superior radiation-resistant nanoengineered austenitic 304L stainless steel for applications in extreme radiation environments

C Sun, S Zheng, CC Wei, Y Wu, L Shao, Y Yang… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Nuclear energy provides more than 10% of electrical power internationally and the
increasing engagement of nuclear energy is essential to meet the rapid worldwide increase …

Unprecedented irradiation resistance of nanocrystalline tungsten with equiaxed nanocrystalline grains to dislocation loop accumulation

O El-Atwani, E Esquivel, E Aydogan, E Martinez… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline metals are often postulated as irradiation tolerant materials due to higher
grain boundary densities. The efficiency of these materials in mitigating irradiation damage …