Strengthening of Zr-based metallic glass at low dose helium ion irradiation

Y Xie, X Huang, A Raj, X Li, R Dhall, M Balooch… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metallic glasses commonly demonstrate softening due to excessive free volume or
hardening through partial nanocrystallization when subjected to irradiation. However, this …

Atomistic modeling of helium bubble network formation in copper

M Li, Q Hou, J Cui, M Qiu - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The helium (He) bubble network formation process in bulk copper (Cu) is investigated using
atomistic simulations. Self-interstitial atoms (SIAs) emitted by trap mutation during the growth …

Insights into defect kinetics, mass transport, and electronic structure from spectrum effects in ion-irradiated Bi 2 O 3

ER Kennedy, JA Valdez, Y Wang, SM Ribet… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The next generation of energy conversion and storage materials relies on the development
of solid-state ion conductors. The crystal structure and defect concentration are key factors …

Probing Thermodynamics of Radiogenic Helium and Defects in δ-Plutonium Alloys and Interactions with Adsorbed Environmental Gases

DM Wayne, SC Hernandez, NM Abdul-Jabbar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Differential scanning calorimetry coupled with simultaneous evolved gas analysis (DSC-
EGA) on aged δ-Pu samples shows that most radiogenic helium remains trapped within the …