DOE PAGES title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Two-temperature model in molecular dynamics simulations of cascades in Ni-based alloys

Abstract

In high-energy irradiation events, energy from the fast moving ion is transferred to the system via nuclear and electronic energy loss mechanisms. The nuclear energy loss results in the creation of point defects and clusters, while the energy transferred to the electrons results in the creation of high electronic temperatures, which can affect the damage evolution. In this paper, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of 30 keV and 50 keV Ni ion cascades in nickel-based alloys without and with the electronic effects taken into account. We compare the results of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, where the electronic effects are ignored, with results from simulations that include the electronic stopping only, as well as simulations where both the electronic stopping and the electron-phonon coupling are incorporated, as described by the two temperature model (2T-MD). Finally, our results indicate that the 2T-MD leads to a smaller amount of damage, more isolated defects and smaller defect clusters.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Contributing Org.:
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
1339401
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1416759
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; DEAC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 700; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Molecular dynamics; Two-temperature model; Electronic effects; Nickel-based alloys; Cascades

Citation Formats

Zarkadoula, Eva, Samolyuk, German, and Weber, William J. Two-temperature model in molecular dynamics simulations of cascades in Ni-based alloys. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.441.
Zarkadoula, Eva, Samolyuk, German, & Weber, William J. Two-temperature model in molecular dynamics simulations of cascades in Ni-based alloys. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.441
Zarkadoula, Eva, Samolyuk, German, and Weber, William J. Tue . "Two-temperature model in molecular dynamics simulations of cascades in Ni-based alloys". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.441. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339401.
@article{osti_1339401,
title = {Two-temperature model in molecular dynamics simulations of cascades in Ni-based alloys},
author = {Zarkadoula, Eva and Samolyuk, German and Weber, William J.},
abstractNote = {In high-energy irradiation events, energy from the fast moving ion is transferred to the system via nuclear and electronic energy loss mechanisms. The nuclear energy loss results in the creation of point defects and clusters, while the energy transferred to the electrons results in the creation of high electronic temperatures, which can affect the damage evolution. In this paper, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of 30 keV and 50 keV Ni ion cascades in nickel-based alloys without and with the electronic effects taken into account. We compare the results of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, where the electronic effects are ignored, with results from simulations that include the electronic stopping only, as well as simulations where both the electronic stopping and the electron-phonon coupling are incorporated, as described by the two temperature model (2T-MD). Finally, our results indicate that the 2T-MD leads to a smaller amount of damage, more isolated defects and smaller defect clusters.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.441},
journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
number = ,
volume = 700,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

Journal Article:

Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 25 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Figures / Tables:

FIG. 1 FIG. 1: The total and partial electronic density of states calculated in NiFeCr alloy. The Fermi energy corresponds to zero energy.

Save / Share:

Works referenced in this record:

Point defect movement and annealing in collision cascades
journal, August 1997


Atomistic simulations of resistance to amorphization by radiation damage
journal, May 2006


Combined atomistic-continuum modeling of short-pulse laser melting and disintegration of metal films
journal, August 2003


Including the effects of electronic stopping and electron–ion interactions in radiation damage simulations
journal, December 2006


Modeling high-energy radiation damage in nuclear and fusion applications
journal, April 2012

  • Trachenko, K.; Zarkadoula, E.; Todorov, I. T.
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 277
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2011.12.058

The nature of high-energy radiation damage in iron
journal, February 2013


Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in iron
journal, February 2014


Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in tungsten
journal, March 2015


Effects of two-temperature model on cascade evolution in Ni and NiFe
journal, November 2016


The effect of electron–ion interactions on radiation damage simulations
journal, November 2007


Refractory high-entropy alloys
journal, September 2010


Microstructure and wear behavior of AlxCo1.5CrFeNi1.5Tiy high-entropy alloys
journal, September 2011


Effect of Nb addition on the microstructure and properties of AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy
journal, January 2012


Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloys
journal, April 2014


A fracture-resistant high-entropy alloy for cryogenic applications
journal, September 2014


DL_POLY_3: new dimensions in molecular dynamics simulations via massive parallelism
journal, January 2006

  • Todorov, Ilian T.; Smith, William; Trachenko, Kostya
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 16, Issue 20, p. 1911-1918
  • DOI: 10.1039/b517931a

Energy Dissipation by Ions in the kev Region
journal, October 1961


Interatomic potential for studying ageing under irradiation in stainless steels: the FeNiCr model alloy
journal, October 2013

  • Bonny, G.; Castin, N.; Terentyev, D.
  • Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 21, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/21/8/085004

Electron-Phonon Interactions, d Resonances, and Superconductivity in Transition Metals
journal, March 1972


Electron–phonon coupling in Ni-based binary alloys with application to displacement cascade modeling
journal, April 2016


Adequacy of damped dynamics to represent the electron-phonon interaction in solids
journal, October 2015


Density-Functional Theory for Time-Dependent Systems
journal, March 1984


Thermal conductivity of ten selected binary alloy systems
journal, July 1978

  • Ho, C. Y.; Ackerman, M. W.; Wu, K. Y.
  • Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, Vol. 7, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.555583

Resistivity saturation in substitutionally disordered γ- Fe 80 x Ni x Cr 20 (14⩽ x ⩽30) alloys
journal, May 1996


Electron-phonon coupling and electron heat capacity of metals under conditions of strong electron-phonon nonequilibrium
journal, February 2008


Point defect evolution in Ni, NiFe and NiCr alloys from atomistic simulations and irradiation experiments
journal, October 2015


Direct Observation of Defect Range and Evolution in Ion-Irradiated Single Crystalline Ni and Ni Binary Alloys
journal, February 2016

  • Lu, Chenyang; Jin, Ke; Béland, Laurent K.
  • Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/srep19994

Visualization and analysis of atomistic simulation data with OVITO–the Open Visualization Tool
journal, December 2009


Works referencing / citing this record:

Domain decomposition of the two-temperature model in dl_poly_ 4
journal, September 2018


Effects of electronic excitation in 150 keV Ni ion irradiation of metallic systems
journal, January 2018

  • Zarkadoula, Eva; Samolyuk, German; Weber, William J.
  • AIP Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5016536

Shockwave generates < 100 > dislocation loops in bcc iron
journal, November 2018


Effects of electron–phonon coupling on damage accumulation in molecular dynamics simulations of irradiated nickel
journal, August 2019


Approach to local thermodynamic equilibrium and the evolution to a glassy core following neutron/ion radiation impact
journal, August 2018


Delayed damage accumulation by athermal suppression of defect production in concentrated solid solution alloys [Supplementary Data]
preprint, December 2017

  • Velişa, G.; Wendler, E.; Zhao, S.
  • Figshare-Supplementary information for journal article at DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2017.1410863, 1 .docx file (2.08 MB)
  • DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5711458.v1

Delayed damage accumulation by athermal suppression of defect production in concentrated solid solution alloys
journal, December 2017


Figures/Tables have been extracted from DOE-funded journal article accepted manuscripts.