The growing understanding of the link between carbon emissions and global warming has
been promoting a discussion on the environmental and safety viability of nuclear power …

High entropy ceramics (HECs) are a novel class of ceramics that exhibit high melting point,
excellent high-temperature mechanical performance, and superb corrosion resistance …

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 …

Zirconium carbide (ZrC) is a potential coating, oxygen-gettering, or inert matrix material for
advanced high temperature reactor fuels. ZrC has demonstrated attractive properties for …

The family of layered carbides and nitrides known as MAX phase ceramics combine many
attractive properties of both ceramics and metals due to their nanolaminate crystal structure …

High-entropy carbide ceramics (WTiVNbTa) C 5 were prepared by spark plasma sintering
and irradiated with 1.0 MeV C-ions at room temperature (RT) and 650℃. Irradiation induced …

Material with superior damage tolerance, chemical durability, and structure stability is of
increasing interest in high-level radioactive waste management and structural components …

In this study, an ab initio molecular dynamics method is employed to compare the responses
of SiC, TiC and ZrC to low energy irradiation. It reveals that C displacements are dominant in …

High-purity zone refined zirconium carbide has been fast neutron irradiated in the dose and
temperature range of 1–10× 1025N/m2 (E> 0.1 MeV) and 635–1480° C, respectively. Non …

Transition-metal ultra-high temperature ceramics are promising materials for nuclear
structural applications. However, an understanding of their response to high-temperature …