Advanced techniques for characterization of ion beam modified materials

Y Zhang, A Debelle, A Boulle, P Kluth… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanisms of damage formation in materials irradiated with energetic
ions is essential for the field of ion-beam materials modification and engineering. Utilizing …

Neutron irradiation-induced microstructure damage in ultra-high temperature ceramic TiC

S Agarwal, T Koyanagi, A Bhattacharya, L Wang… - Acta materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Titanium carbide (TiC) is an ultra-high temperature ceramic with potential as a structural
material candidate for advanced reactor concepts. However, the irradiation tolerance of TiC …

Helium induced microstructure damage, nano-scale grain formation and helium retention behaviour of ZrC

S Agarwal, A Bhattacharya, P Trocellier, SJ Zinkle - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Transition-metal ultra-high temperature ceramics are promising materials for nuclear
structural applications. However, an understanding of their response to high-temperature …

Ion irradiation and radiation effect characterization at the JANNUS-Saclay triple beam facility

L Beck, Y Serruys, S Miro, P Trocellier… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - cambridge.org
JANNUS (Joint Accelerators for Nanosciences and Nuclear Simulation), the unique triple
beam facility in Europe, offers the possibility to produce three ion beams simultaneously for …

Raman investigation of ion irradiated TiC and ZrC

S Pellegrino, P Trocellier, L Thomé, S Miro… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Single crystals of transition metal carbides from group IV, TiC 1-x and ZrC 1-x, have been
irradiated at room temperature (RT) with 1.2 MeV gold ions for various fluences in the range …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of threshold displacement energies in TiC by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation method

MM Rahman, A Huda, MR Amin, F Alam… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation method is used to compute the
threshold displacement energies (E d) of the Ti atom and the C atom in TiC. The E d is …

[图书][B] Ultra-high temperature materials III

IL Shabalin - 2020 - Springer
This book is the third volume in my Ultra-High Temperature Materials (UHTM) series, which
is devoted to the materials having melting (sublimation or decomposition) points around or …

Self-diffusion of Ti interstitial based point defects and complexes in TiC

W Sun, H Ehteshami, PRC Kent, PA Korzhavyi - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
To date, the mechanism of Ti atom self-diffusion is unproven. Prior theoretical work mostly
focused on Ti vacancy based mediators, but these do not reproduce the experimental …

Microstructure evolution in titanium carbide with different stoichiometry under 3 MeV Au2+ ion irradiation

J Shi, Y Lei, C Wang, J Zhang, J Wang - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Titanium carbide (TiC) with the merits of stability and corrosion resistance has been
regarded as promising structural material candidate for advanced nuclear reactors. The …

Comprehensive analysis of gamma irradiation-induced crystallographic transformations in TiC nanoparticles using X-ray diffraction techniques

RR Hakhiyeva, AS Abiyev, EM Huseynov - Radiation Physics and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Alterations in the structural composition of titanium carbide (TiC) nanocrystals induced by
gamma radiation exposure were systematically investigated. A sample with an average …