In situ heavy ion irradiation studies of nanopore shrinkage and enhanced radiation tolerance of nanoporous Au

Li, Jin; Fan, Cuncai; Ding, Jie; Xue, Sichuang; Chen, Youxing; Li, Qiang; Wang, Haiyan; Zhang, Xinghang

doi:10.1038/srep39484

In situ heavy ion irradiation studies of nanopore shrinkage and enhanced radiation tolerance of nanoporous Au

Journal Article · Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39484· OSTI ID:1360711

Li, Jin ^[1]; Fan, Cuncai ^[2]; Ding, Jie ^[2]; Xue, Sichuang ^[3]; Chen, Youxing ^[4]; Li, Qiang ^[2]; Wang, Haiyan ^[5]; Zhang, Xinghang ^[6]

Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Materials
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). MPA-CINT
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Materials; Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Materials; Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

High energy particle radiations induce severe microstructural damage in metallic materials. Nanoporous materials with a giant surface-to-volume ratio may alleviate radiation damage in irradiated metallic materials as free surface are defect sinks. We show, by using in situ Kr ion irradiation in a transmission electron microscope at room temperature, that nanoporous Au indeed has significantly improved radiation tolerance comparing with coarse-grained, fully dense Au. In situ studies show that nanopores can absorb and eliminate a large number of radiation-induced defect clusters. Meanwhile, nanopores shrink (self-heal) during radiation, and their shrinkage rate is pore size dependent. Furthermore, the in situ studies show dose-rate-dependent diffusivity of defect clusters. Our study sheds light on the design of radiation-tolerant nanoporous metallic materials for advanced nuclear reactor applications.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; SC0016337

OSTI ID:: 1360711

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--16-29506

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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