Point defects in thorium nitride: A first-principles study

DP Daroca, AM Llois, HO Mosca - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Thorium and its compounds (carbides and nitrides) are being investigated as possible
materials to be used as nuclear fuels for Generation-IV reactors. As a first step in the …

First-principles study of defects and fission product behavior in uranium diboride

E Jossou, D Oladimeji, L Malakkal… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
A Systematic study of defects and incorporation of xenon (Xe) and zirconium (Zr) fission
products in uranium diboride (UB 2) has been investigated using density functional theory …

First-principles study of pressure-induced phase transitions, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of ThBC

J Sun, Z Liao, Y Zhang, Y Guo… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
First-principles calculations and particle swarm optimization algorithm are combined to
predict the crystal structures in the pressure range from 0 to 100 GPa. Four phases of ThBC …

Mechanical anisotropy and ideal strength of ThBC

XX Qu, K Cao, H Jiang, YC Zhao, ZH Dai, YH Su… - Journal of Physics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical and thermodynamic properties of ThBC were examined by first-principles
calculations based on density functional theory. The equilibrium geometry, elastic stiffness …

[HTML][HTML] Computational study of protactinium incorporation effects in Th and Th compounds

DP Daroca, AM Llois, HO Mosca - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Protactinium contamination is a mayor issue in the thorium fuel cycle. We investigate, in this
work, the consequences of Pa incorporation in vacancy defects and interstitials in Th, ThC …

Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of layered ThB2C

H Tang, HY Wu, GY Shi, K Cao, J Hua… - … Journal of Modern …, 2023 - World Scientific
The electronic, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of layered ThB2C are
investigated using the first-principles calculations with generalized gradient and local …

Modeling of oxygen incorporation in Th, ThC, and ThN by density functional theory calculations

DP Daroca, AM Llois, HO Mosca - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxygen incorporation in nuclear fuel materials is an important issue deserving investigation
due to its influence on thermophysical and structural properties. Even if there has been a …