Formation of carbon nanostructures in nuclear graphite under high-temperature in situ electron-irradiation

Johns, Steve; Poulsen, Tyler; Kane, Joshua J.; Windes, William E.; Ubic, Rick; Karthik, Chinnathambi

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.077

Title: Formation of carbon nanostructures in nuclear graphite under high-temperature in situ electron-irradiation

Journal Article · 28 November 2018 · Carbon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.077 · OSTI ID:1487437

Johns, Steve ^[1]; Poulsen, Tyler ^[2];

^[3]; Windes, William E. ^[3]; Ubic, Rick ^[2];

^[2]

Boise State Univ., Boise, ID (United States); Boise State University
Boise State Univ., Boise, ID (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Defect evolution in nuclear graphite has been studied in real time using high-temperature in situ transmission electron microscopy. In situ electron-irradiation was conducted at 800 °C on a 200 kV transmission electron microscope with a dose rate, given in terms of displacements per atom per second, of approximately 1.46 × 10^–3 dpa/s. Defect domains consisting of ordered arrangements of pentagons, hexagons, and heptagons exist intrinsically in nuclear graphite and in addition are readily produced via electron-irradiation; however, at elevated temperatures these defect domains undergo atomic rearrangements resulting in the formation of carbon nanostructures via curling and closure of the basal planes. The formation of fullerenes and other structures due to thermal annealing or high-temperature electron-irradiation has been observed in disordered regions of the microstructure and interstitially between basal planes. Furthermore, these defect structures result in localized swelling and expansion of crystallites along the c axis; thus, it is proposed as one of the many atomic mechanisms involved in the dimensional change of nuclear graphite subjected to high-temperature irradiation.

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Research Organization:: Boise State Univ., Boise, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016427

OSTI ID:: 1487437

Journal Information:: Carbon, Journal Name: Carbon Journal Issue: C Vol. 143; ISSN 0008-6223

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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