Effect of hydrogen atom concentration on hydrogen migration and bubble evolution in bcc iron

Autor: Cheng Chen, Liping Guo, Ning Gao, Dong Wang, Yaxia Wei
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 461:83-87
ISSN: 0168-583X
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2019.09.025
Popis: The effect of the concentration of hydrogen (H) atoms on the hydrogen diffusion and evolution of hydrogen bubbles in body-centered cubic iron was investigated using molecular statics and molecular dynamics methods. The simulation results indicate that the local accumulation of H atoms can significantly influence their migration. Compared to the isolated H in a perfect lattice, the H atoms in a high-concentration H-cluster are trapped. After collecting a sufficient amount of hydrogen atoms, the H-vacancy cluster will push out one hydrogen atom instead of a self-interstitial atom, which indicates that loop-punching will not dominate the H-bubble growth in bcc iron. These results will provide a new understanding for the hydrogen-induced radiation damages in nuclear materials.
Databáze: OpenAIRE