Displacive radiation-induced structural contraction in nanocrystalline ZrN

Lu, Fengyuan; Huang, Mengbing; Yaqoob, Faisal; Lang, Maik; Namavar, Fereydoon; Trautmann, Christina; Sun, Hongtao; Ewing, Rodney C.; Lian, Jie

doi:10.1063/1.4738772

Displacive radiation-induced structural contraction in nanocrystalline ZrN

Journal Article · Mon Jul 23 04:00:00 EDT 2012 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4738772· OSTI ID:1386714

Lu, Fengyuan; Huang, Mengbing; Yaqoob, Faisal; Lang, Maik; Namavar, Fereydoon; Trautmann, Christina; Sun, Hongtao; Ewing, Rodney C.; Lian, Jie

Nanocrystalline ZrN thin films with 5 nm grain size, prepared by ion beam assisted deposition, maintained their isometric structure upon intensive displacive and ionizing irradiations, indicating an extremely high stability similar to bulk ZrN. However, a unique structural contraction up to 1.42% in lattice parameter occurred only in nano-sized ZrN upon displacive irradiations. A significant nitrogen loss occurred with reduced N:Zr atomic ratio to 0.88, probably due to the production of displaced nitrogen atoms and fast diffusion along grain boundaries in nanocrystalline ZrN matrix. The accumulation of nitrogen vacancies and related strain relaxation may be responsible for the structural contraction.

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Materials Science of Actinides (MSA)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001089

OSTI ID:: 1386714

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 101; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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