Tunable chemical disorder in concentrated alloys: defect physics and radiation performance

Y Zhang, YN Osetsky, WJ Weber - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of advanced structural alloys with performance meeting the requirements
of extreme environments in nuclear reactors has been long pursued. In the long history of …

Atomic-level heterogeneity and defect dynamics in concentrated solid-solution alloys

Y Zhang, S Zhao, WJ Weber, K Nordlund… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2017 - Elsevier
Performance enhancement of structural materials in extreme radiation environments has
been actively investigated for many decades. Traditional alloys, such as steel, brass and …

Influence of chemical disorder on energy dissipation and defect evolution in advanced alloys

Y Zhang, K Jin, H Xue, C Lu, RJ Olsen… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Historically, alloy development with better radiation performance has been focused on
traditional alloys with one or two principal element (s) and minor alloying elements, where …

Dissipation of radiation energy in concentrated solid-solution alloys: Unique defect properties and microstructural evolution

Y Zhang, T Egami, WJ Weber - Mrs Bulletin, 2019 - cambridge.org
The effort to develop metallic alloys with increased structural strength and improved
radiation performance has focused on the incorporation of either solute elements or …

Enhancing radiation tolerance by controlling defect mobility and migration pathways in multicomponent single-phase alloys

C Lu, L Niu, N Chen, K Jin, T Yang, P Xiu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
A grand challenge in material science is to understand the correlation between intrinsic
properties and defect dynamics. Radiation tolerant materials are in great demand for safe …

Enhancing the radiation tolerance of high-entropy alloys via solute-promoted chemical heterogeneities

Z Su, J Ding, M Song, L Jiang, T Shi, Z Li, S Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) composed of multiple principal elements have the potential to
offer extraordinary radiation resistance. Using NiCoFeCrMn HEA as a model, here we …

[HTML][HTML] Single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys: Bridging intrinsic transport properties and irradiation resistance

K Jin, H Bei - Frontiers in materials, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAs), including high entropy alloys
(HEAs), are compositionally complex but structurally simple, and provide a playground of …

Influence of chemical disorder on energy dissipation and defect evolution in concentrated solid solution alloys

Y Zhang, GM Stocks, K Jin, C Lu, H Bei… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A grand challenge in materials research is to understand complex electronic correlation and
non-equilibrium atomic interactions, and how such intrinsic properties and dynamic …

Phase stability, physical properties and strengthening mechanisms of concentrated solid solution alloys

Z Wu, MC Troparevsky, YF Gao, JR Morris… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2017 - Elsevier
We review recent research developments in a special class of multicomponent concentrated
solid solution alloys (CSAs)–of which the recently discovered high entropy alloys (HEAs) are …

Design considerations for high entropy alloys in advanced nuclear applications

M Moschetti, PA Burr, E Obbard, JJ Kruzic… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demanding operating environments of advanced nuclear reactors require the
development of new nuclear materials that can withstand their increased physical, chemical …