Crystallographic changes in lead zirconate titanate due to neutron irradiation
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials are useful as the active element in non-destructive monitoring devices for high-radiation areas. Here, crystallographic structural refinement (i.e., the Rietveld method) is used to quantify the type and extent of structural changes in PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3 after exposure to a 1 MeV equivalent neutron fluence of 1.7 × 1015 neutrons/cm2. The results show a measurable decrease in the occupancy of Pb and O due to irradiation, with O vacancies in the tetragonal phase being created preferentially on one of the two O sites. The results demonstrate a method by which the effects of radiation on crystallographic structure may be investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1235928
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1212191
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2014-15437J; AAIDBI; 533833; TRN: US1600388
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 11; ISSN 2158-3226
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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