Fe+ ion irradiation effects in Fe-10at%Cr films irradiated at 300 °C

Autor: S. Pantousa, K. Mergia, A. Ionescu, E. Manios, S. Dellis, C. Kinane, S. Langridge, A. Caruana, U. Kentsch, S. Messoloras
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nuclear Materials and Energy, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 101147- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-1791
DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2022.101147
Popis: Fe-Cr alloys constitute the model systems for the investigation of radiation damage effects in ferritic-martensitic steels which are candidate structural materials for fusion reactors. In the current study Fe-10at%Cr alloy films of 70 nm thickness were irradiated by 490 keV Fe + ions at 300 °C at doses ranging from 0.5 up to 20 displacements per atom (dpa). The Fe + ion energy chosen corresponds to the energy of primary Fe(Cr) knock-on atoms from 14 MeV neutrons. The irradiation effects were investigated employing X-ray diffraction and X-ray and polarized neutron reflectivity. The irradiation produced dose dependent: a) lattice constant increase, b) grain size growth and c) Cr depletion in the matrix. These changes occur largely up to 4 dpa and afterwards the system attains a dynamic equilibrium.
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