[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanomechanical and in situ testing techniques: Towards extreme conditions

D Kiener, M Wurmshuber, M Alfreider… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation based techniques were significantly enhanced by continuous stiffness
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …

The sink efficiency of symmetric tilt grain boundary under displacement cascade in zirconium

C Xu, X Tian, W Jiang, Q Wang, H Fan - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamic (MD) simulation was performed to investigate the sink efficiency of [1 2¯
10] symmetric tilt grain boundaries (STGBs) to irradiation point defects in zirconium (Zr). A …

Effects of radiation damage on the yielding and fracture of nanowires

D Vizoso, R Dingreville - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Since free surfaces act as perfect sinks for radiation-induced defects, nanowires, owing to
their high surface-to-volume ratio, are considered to be radiation tolerant. But the question …

Structure and migration of heavily irradiated grain boundaries and dislocations in Ni in the athermal limit

I Chesser, PM Derlet, A Mishra, S Paguaga… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
The microstructural evolution at and near preexisting grain boundaries (GBs) and
dislocations in materials under high radiation doses is still poorly understood. In this work …

Comparison of electrical sensing and image analysis for in situ transmission electron microscopy nanomechanical testing of thin films

S Stangebye, X Liu, LD Llanos, Y Yang, T Zhu… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
An in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) microelectromechanical system (MEMS)
device has been designed to utilize TEM imaging for measuring stress and strain of thin film …

Sustainability considerations of nuclear power in space transportation and infrastructures

SW Paek, ES Park, S Brooks, R Roy - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) and nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) systems are
considered to be potential enablers for exploring Mars and beyond. The fission surface …