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Accumulation and Recovery of Disorder in Au2+-Irradiated Cd2Nb2O7

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Cadmium niobate pyrochlore (Cd2Nb2O7) single crystals have been irradiated at 150, 300, 450 and 600 K using 1.0 MeV Au2+ ions over fluences ranging from 0.01 to 3.5 ions/nm2. The relative disorder on the Cd sublattice in the as-irradiated Cd2Nb2O7 has been analyzed based on in-situ 3.0 MeV He+ Rutherford backscattering spectrometry along the <100>-axial channeling direction. The results show that the crystal can be readily amorphized under the Au2+ irradiation at or below 450 K; however, the relative Cd disorder tends to saturate at 600 K, and full amorphization does not occur at doses up to 5 dpa. Isochronal annealing (20 min) also has been performed at temperatures from 180 to 295 K for samples irradiated at 150 K. Thermal recovery of the disorder has been observed below room temperature.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
876882
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-42976; 3448; KC0201020
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms Journal Issue: 1-4 Vol. 241
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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