Modeling and simulation of nuclear fuel materials

R Devanathan, L Van Brutzel, A Chartier… - Energy & …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the state of modeling and simulation of nuclear fuels with emphasis on the most
widely used nuclear fuel, UO2. The hierarchical scheme presented represents a science …

Recent progress on understanding the temperature-dependent irradiation resistance ranking among NiFe, NiCoCr, and NiCoFeCr alloys: A review

G Velişa, F Granberg, E Levo, Y Zhou, Z Fan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Systematic temperature-effects investigations on damage evolution in ion-irradiated Ni-
based concentrated solid-solution alloys (CSAs) are pivotal to provide reliance on their use …

Primary radiation damage formation

RE Stoller - Comprehensive nuclear materials, 2012 - ornl.gov
The physical processes that give rise to changes in the microstructure, and the physical and
mechanical properties of materials exposed to energetic particles are initiated by essentially …

Microscopic structure of a heavily irradiated material

PM Derlet, SL Dudarev - Physical Review Materials, 2020 - APS
It has been long hypothesized that the structure of a material bombarded by energetic
particles might approach a certain asymptotic steady state in the limit of high exposure to …

Point defect evolution in Ni, NiFe and NiCr alloys from atomistic simulations and irradiation experiments

DS Aidhy, C Lu, K Jin, H Bei, Y Zhang, L Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we elucidate irradiation-induced point defect
evolution in fcc pure Ni, Ni 0.5 Fe 0.5, and Ni 0.8 Cr 0.2 solid solution alloys. We find that …

Microstructure and magnetization evolution in bcc iron via direct first-principles predictions of radiation effects

E Mansouri, P Olsson - Physical Review Materials, 2023 - APS
We here model the radiation-induced microstructure evolution in bcc iron using the creation-
relaxation algorithm directly driven by density functional theory calculations and compare to …

Combining mesoscale thermal transport and x-ray diffraction measurements to characterize early-stage evolution of irradiation-induced defects in ceramics

M Khafizov, MF Riyad, Y Wang, J Pakarinen, L He… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
In situ characterization of defects, microstructure, and properties will provide new
perspectives regarding the structure-property relationship of materials in extreme …

In-situ TEM study of irradiation-induced damage mechanisms in monoclinic-ZrO2

J Liu, AH Mir, G He, M Danaie, J Hinks, S Donnelly… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
We have investigated the microstructural and crystallographic evolution of nanocrystalline
zirconia under heavy ion irradiation using in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) …

Comparison of point-defect clustering in irradiated CeO2 and UO2: A unified view from molecular dynamics simulations and experiments

DS Aidhy, D Wolf, A El-Azab - Scripta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
The degree to which ceria can be considered as a surrogate for urania is elucidated by
molecular dynamics simulations that compare the types of defect clusters formed under …

Analysis of strain and disordering kinetics based on combined RBS-channeling and X-ray diffraction atomic-scale modelling

X Jin, A Boulle, A Chartier, JP Crocombette, A Debelle - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Ion beams delivered by particle accelerators are routinely used to emulate harsh, radiative
environments and they also constitute the foundations of the modern microelectronics …