A review: applications of the phase field method in predicting microstructure and property evolution of irradiated nuclear materials
Complex microstructure changes occur in nuclear fuel and structural materials due to the
extreme environments of intense irradiation and high temperature. This paper evaluates the …
extreme environments of intense irradiation and high temperature. This paper evaluates the …
Recent studies on void shrinkage in metallic materials subjected to in situ heavy ion irradiations
The continuous formation and growth of voids induced by radiations in metallic materials
may lead to significant microstructure damage and degradation of mechanical properties. In …
may lead to significant microstructure damage and degradation of mechanical properties. In …
Formation and self-organization of void superlattices under irradiation: A phase field study
Self-organized patterns, realized in non-equilibrium processes, have been widely observed
in physics and chemistry. As a powerful tool to create far-from-equilibrium environments …
in physics and chemistry. As a powerful tool to create far-from-equilibrium environments …
How to apply the phase field method to model radiation damage
The phase field (PF) method provides a valuable means of predicting radiation induced
microstructure evolution of domains ranging roughly from 100 nm to 100 μm in size and for …
microstructure evolution of domains ranging roughly from 100 nm to 100 μm in size and for …
Phase field modeling for grain growth in porous solids
Concurrent evolution of grain size and porosity in solids is a technically important problem
involving curvature-driven motion of grain boundaries and the pore motion by surface …
involving curvature-driven motion of grain boundaries and the pore motion by surface …
Irradiation induced void spheroidization, shrinkage and migration in Cu at elevated temperatures: An in situ study
Understanding the void evolution in irradiation environment is of great interest and
significance, as irradiation-induced voids typically lead to pronounced volumetric swelling …
significance, as irradiation-induced voids typically lead to pronounced volumetric swelling …
Unraveling the size fluctuation and shrinkage of nanovoids during in situ radiation of Cu by automatic pattern recognition and phase field simulation
Void formation is an important aspect of irradiation response of metals. In situ transmission
electron microscopy observation for void evolution during irradiation is an effective …
electron microscopy observation for void evolution during irradiation is an effective …
A rate-theory–phase-field model of irradiation-induced recrystallization in UMo nuclear fuels
In this work, we developed a recrystallization model to study the effect of microstructures and
radiation conditions on recrystallization kinetics in UMo fuels. The model integrates the rate …
radiation conditions on recrystallization kinetics in UMo fuels. The model integrates the rate …
Three-dimensional phase-field simulations of intragranular gas bubble evolution in irradiated U-Mo fuel
L Liang, ZG Mei, YS Kim, M Anitescu… - Computational Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
The evolution of fission gas bubbles in irradiated materials plays a critical role in the
microstructural processes that leads to dimensional changes of U-Mo alloy fuels, eg, fuel …
microstructural processes that leads to dimensional changes of U-Mo alloy fuels, eg, fuel …
High-throughput assessment of vacancy formation and surface energies of materials using classical force-fields
In this work, we present an open access database for surface and vacancy-formation
energies using classical force-fields (FFs). These quantities are essential in understanding …
energies using classical force-fields (FFs). These quantities are essential in understanding …