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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

A comparative study on the in situ helium irradiation behavior of tungsten: Coarse grain vs. nanocrystalline grain

Z Chen, LL Niu, Z Wang, L Tian, L Kecskes, K Zhu… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing the density of sinks such as grain boundaries and interfaces for irradiation-
induced defects and implanted ions has been demonstrated to be an effective way to …

[HTML][HTML] Tensile and compressive stresses in Cu/W multilayers: Correlation with microstructure, thermal stability, and thermal conductivity

G Lorenzin, MSB Hoque, D Ariosa, LPH Jeurgens… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The internal stress and microstructure in nanomultilayers strongly affect their reliability and
performance, especially towards higher service temperatures. The initial stress and …

Thermal stability of Cu/W nano-multilayers

F Moszner, C Cancellieri, M Chiodi, S Yoon, D Ariosa… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermal stability of Cu/W nano-multilayers in the temperature range of 400° C–800° C
has been investigated by high-resolution scanning electron microcopy, X-ray photoelectron …

[HTML][HTML] Xe-ion-irradiation-induced structural transitions and elemental diffusion in high-entropy alloy and nitride thin-film multilayers

J Wang, R Shu, J Chai, SG Rao, A Le Febvrier, H Wu… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The study aims to understand the irradiation behavior of multilayer coatings composed of
high-entropy materials. Here, we report the structural stability and elemental segregation of …

A review of surface damage/microstructures and their effects on hydrogen/helium retention in tungsten

YG Li, QR Zheng, LM Wei, CG Zhang, Z Zeng - Tungsten, 2020 - Springer
The change in surface damage/microstructures and its effects on the hydrogen (H)
isotope/helium (He) dynamic behavior are the key factors for investigating issues of tungsten …

Unusual size-dependent strengthening mechanisms in helium ion-irradiated immiscible coherent Cu/Co nanolayers

Y Chen, Y Liu, EG Fu, C Sun, KY Yu, M Song, J Li… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Prior studies on He ion irradiation-induced damage in several immiscible metallic nanolayer
systems with incoherent interfaces show a prominent size effect on mitigation of radiation …

[PDF][PDF] Significant radiation tolerance and moderate reduction in thermal transport of a tungsten nanofilm by inserting monolayer graphene

S Si, W Li, X Zhao, M Han, Y Yue, W Wu, S Guo… - Advanced …, 2017 - me.iastate.edu
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604623 the catastrophic Fukushima Nuclear Accident.[6] Therefore,
it is necessary to search for a suitable material with both excellent radiation tolerance and …

[HTML][HTML] Energies and structures of Cu/Nb and Cu/W interfaces from density functional theory and semi-empirical calculations

R Bodlos, V Fotopoulos, J Spitaler, AL Shluger… - Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Cu/Me multilayer systems, with Me referring to a body-centered cubic (bcc) metal, such as
Nb and W, are widely used for nuclear, electrical, and electronic applications. Despite …