Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel

Muntifering, Brittany; Blair, Sarah Jane; Gong, Cajer; Dunn, Aaron; Dingreville, Remi; Qu, Jianmin; Hattar, Khalid

doi:10.1080/21663831.2015.1121165

Title: Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel

Abstract

Enhanced radiation tolerance of nanostructured metals is attributed to the high density of interfaces that can absorb radiation-induced defects. Here, cavity evolution mechanisms during cascade damage, helium implantation, and annealing of nanocrystalline nickel are characterized via in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Films subjected to self-ion irradiation followed by helium implantation developed evenly distributed cavity structures, whereas films exposed in the reversed order developed cavities preferentially distributed along grain boundaries. Post-irradiation annealing and orientation mapping demonstrated uniform cavity growth in the nanocrystalline structure, and cavities spanning multiple grains. Furthermore, these mechanisms suggest limited ability to reduce swelling, despite the stability of the nanostructure.

Authors:

Muntifering, Brittany ^[1]; Blair, Sarah Jane ^[2]; Gong, Cajer ^[3]; Dunn, Aaron ^[4]; Dingreville, Remi ^[5]; Qu, Jianmin ^[6]; Hattar, Khalid ^[5]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Georgia Tech CNRS, Metz (France)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Tufts Univ., Medford, MA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2015-12-30

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1343266

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-12418J
Journal ID: ISSN 2166-3831; 650382

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Materials Research Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2166-3831

Publisher:: Taylor and Francis

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; In situ TEM; radiation; helium implantation; cavity evolution; nanocrystalline nickel

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                    Muntifering, Brittany, Blair, Sarah Jane, Gong, Cajer, Dunn, Aaron, Dingreville, Remi, Qu, Jianmin, and Hattar, Khalid. Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Muntifering, Brittany, Blair, Sarah Jane, Gong, Cajer, Dunn, Aaron, Dingreville, Remi, Qu, Jianmin, & Hattar, Khalid. Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2015.1121165

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                    Muntifering, Brittany, Blair, Sarah Jane, Gong, Cajer, Dunn, Aaron, Dingreville, Remi, Qu, Jianmin, and Hattar, Khalid. Wed .  
"Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2015.1121165.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343266.

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@article{osti_1343266,

  title        = {Cavity evolution at grain boundaries as a function of radiation damage and thermal conditions in nanocrystalline nickel},

  author       = {Muntifering, Brittany and Blair, Sarah Jane and Gong, Cajer and Dunn, Aaron and Dingreville, Remi and Qu, Jianmin and Hattar, Khalid},

  abstractNote = {Enhanced radiation tolerance of nanostructured metals is attributed to the high density of interfaces that can absorb radiation-induced defects. Here, cavity evolution mechanisms during cascade damage, helium implantation, and annealing of nanocrystalline nickel are characterized via in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Films subjected to self-ion irradiation followed by helium implantation developed evenly distributed cavity structures, whereas films exposed in the reversed order developed cavities preferentially distributed along grain boundaries. Post-irradiation annealing and orientation mapping demonstrated uniform cavity growth in the nanocrystalline structure, and cavities spanning multiple grains. Furthermore, these mechanisms suggest limited ability to reduce swelling, despite the stability of the nanostructure.},

  doi          = {10.1080/21663831.2015.1121165},

  journal      = {Materials Research Letters},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 4,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {12}

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Void formation in nickel during 20 MeV C++ irradiation at 525 °C journal, December 1971

Determination of modified embedded atom method parameters for nickel journal, September 1997

Stability of voids in neutron irradiated nickel journal, November 1969

Sizes of He bubbles in bulk grain boundaries and region near the surface of nickel journal, September 1984

Hardening by bubbles in He-implanted Ni journal, January 2008

Efficient Annealing of Radiation Damage Near Grain Boundaries via Interstitial Emission journal, March 2010

The effects of sequential and simultaneous helium implantation on void formation in a 304 stainless steel journal, June 1978

Influence of interfaces on the storage of ion-implanted He in multilayered metallic composites journal, December 2005

Study of defect evolution by TEM with in situ ion irradiation and coordinated modeling journal, June 2012

Observation of micro-cavities in nickel during He+ and D+ irradiation and post-irradiation annealing journal, December 1988

Kinetics of the growth of helium bubbles at the grain boundaries. formation of the spatially inhomogeneous distribution of helium bubbles near the grain boundaries journal, October 1985

Recent Progress in Developing and Qualifying Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys for Advanced Fission and Fusion Applications journal, November 2014

Controlling Radiation Damage journal, March 2010

Characterization and annealing behavior of voids in neutron-irradiated nickel journal, January 1971

Microstructure of Ni and stainless steel after multiple energy He and D implantation journal, October 1980

Effect of helium on void formation in nickel journal, October 1977

Molecular dynamics calculations of properties of the self-interstitials in copper and nickel journal, February 1999

Correlation of neutron and heavy-ion damage journal, November 1978

Irradiation damage of single crystal, coarse-grained, and nanograined copper under helium bombardment at 450 °C journal, October 2013

Accumulation and recovery of defects in ion-irradiated nanocrystalline gold journal, September 2001

SRIM – The stopping and range of ions in matter (2010) journal, June 2010

Irradiation-tolerant nanostructured ferritic alloys: Transforming helium from a liability to an asset journal, September 2010

Concurrent in situ ion irradiation transmission electron microscope journal, November 2014

Microstructural design for thermal creep and radiation damage resistance of titanium aluminide alloys for high-temperature nuclear structural applications journal, October 2014

Helium bubbles in nickel annealed at T>0.7Tm journal, December 1997

Helium bubble formation in nickel during hot implantation journal, September 1994

Depth distributions of vacancy clusters in ion bombarded gold and nickel journal, April 1969

Defect structures created during abnormal grain growth in pulsed-laser deposited nickel journal, February 2008

Are Nanoporous Materials Radiation Resistant? journal, June 2011

Accumulation and recovery of defects in ion-irradiated nanocrystalline gold journal, September 2001

Molecular dynamics calculations of properties of the self-interstitials in copper and nickel journal, February 1999

Determination of modified embedded atom method parameters for nickel journal, September 1997

Helium bubbles in nickel annealed at T>0.7Tm journal, December 1997

Void formation in nickel during 20 MeV C++ irradiation at 525 °C
journal, December 1971

Determination of modified embedded atom method parameters for nickel
journal, September 1997

Stability of voids in neutron irradiated nickel
journal, November 1969

Sizes of He bubbles in bulk grain boundaries and region near the surface of nickel
journal, September 1984

Hardening by bubbles in He-implanted Ni
journal, January 2008

Efficient Annealing of Radiation Damage Near Grain Boundaries via Interstitial Emission
journal, March 2010

The effects of sequential and simultaneous helium implantation on void formation in a 304 stainless steel
journal, June 1978

Influence of interfaces on the storage of ion-implanted He in multilayered metallic composites
journal, December 2005

Study of defect evolution by TEM with in situ ion irradiation and coordinated modeling
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Observation of micro-cavities in nickel during He+ and D+ irradiation and post-irradiation annealing
journal, December 1988

Kinetics of the growth of helium bubbles at the grain boundaries. formation of the spatially inhomogeneous distribution of helium bubbles near the grain boundaries
journal, October 1985

Recent Progress in Developing and Qualifying Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys for Advanced Fission and Fusion Applications
journal, November 2014

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journal, March 2010

Characterization and annealing behavior of voids in neutron-irradiated nickel
journal, January 1971

Microstructure of Ni and stainless steel after multiple energy He and D implantation
journal, October 1980

Effect of helium on void formation in nickel
journal, October 1977

Molecular dynamics calculations of properties of the self-interstitials in copper and nickel
journal, February 1999

Correlation of neutron and heavy-ion damage
journal, November 1978

Irradiation damage of single crystal, coarse-grained, and nanograined copper under helium bombardment at 450 °C
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Defect structures created during abnormal grain growth in pulsed-laser deposited nickel
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