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] 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 …

In situ study of defect migration kinetics and self-healing of twin boundaries in heavy ion irradiated nanotwinned metals

J Li, KY Yu, Y Chen, M Song, H Wang, MA Kirk, M Li… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
High energy particles introduce severe radiation damage in metallic materials, such as Ag.
Here we report on the study on twin boundary (TB) affected zone in irradiated nanotwinned …

Microstructural changes and void swelling of a 12Cr ODS ferritic-martensitic alloy after high-dpa self-ion irradiation

T Chen, E Aydogan, JG Gigax, D Chen, J Wang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
A dual-phase 12Cr oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloy, with improved corrosion and
oxidation resistance exhibits promising void swelling resistance and microstructural stability …

Superior radiation tolerant materials: Amorphous silicon oxycarbide

M Nastasi, Q Su, L Price, JAC Santana, T Chen… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
We studied the radiation tolerance of amorphous silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) alloys by
combining ion irradiation, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy …

[HTML][HTML] IM3D: A parallel Monte Carlo code for efficient simulations of primary radiation displacements and damage in 3D geometry

YG Li, Y Yang, MP Short, ZJ Ding, Z Zeng, J Li - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
SRIM-like codes have limitations in describing general 3D geometries, for modeling
radiation displacements and damage in nanostructured materials. A universal …

Comparison of size dependent strengthening mechanisms in Ag/Fe and Ag/Ni multilayers

J Li, Y Chen, S Xue, H Wang, X Zhang - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanostructured metallic multilayers have attracted substantial attention as they often
possess high mechanical strength. Here we report on the microstructure and mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] In situ heavy ion irradiation studies of nanopore shrinkage and enhanced radiation tolerance of nanoporous Au

J Li, C Fan, J Ding, S Xue, Y Chen, Q Li, H Wang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
High energy particle radiations induce severe microstructural damage in metallic materials.
Nanoporous materials with a giant surface-to-volume ratio may alleviate radiation damage …

In situ study of heavy ion irradiation response of immiscible Cu/Fe multilayers

Y Chen, N Li, DC Bufford, J Li, K Hattar, H Wang… - Journal of nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that immiscible metallic multilayers with incoherent interfaces can
effectively reduce defect density in ion irradiated metals by providing active defect sinks that …

[HTML][HTML] Crystalline–Amorphous Nanostructures: Microstructure, Property and Modelling

B Wei, L Li, L Shao, J Wang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crystalline metals generally exhibit good deformability but low strength and poor irradiation
tolerance. Amorphous materials in general display poor deformability but high strength and …