Formation and self-organization of void superlattices under irradiation: A phase field study

Gao, Yipeng; Zhang, Yongfeng; Schwen, Daniel; Jiang, Chao; Sun, Cheng; Gan, Jian

doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2018.04.003

Title: Formation and self-organization of void superlattices under irradiation: A phase field study

Journal Article · 16 May 2018 · Materialia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2018.04.003 · OSTI ID:1564270

^[1]; Zhang, Yongfeng ^[1]; Schwen, Daniel ^[1]; Jiang, Chao ^[1]; Sun, Cheng ^[1]; Gan, Jian ^[1]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Self-organized patterns, realized in non-equilibrium processes, have been widely observed in physics and chemistry. As a powerful tool to create far-from-equilibrium environments, irradiation produces a variety of types of defects, which can self-organize through physical interactions and chemical reactions. Such a process becomes complicated especially when both thermodynamics and kinetics play critical roles in pattern formation. Here, we explore the formation and self-organization mechanism of void superlattices in metals and alloys under irradiation through phase field modeling and simulations. For the first time, three different formation mechanisms of void superlattices are clearly distinguished according to their thermodynamic origin and reaction kinetics. It is discovered that the characteristic length and symmetry of an emerging superlattice is determined by the interplay of the thermodynamic driving force and the kinetic anisotropy of the system. Through parametric study, the effects of kinetic coefficients, such as atomic mobility and irradiation dose rate, on the nucleation, growth, coarsening, coalescence, and ordering of voids are systematically investigated. The theoretical model developed in this work may provide guidelines for designing desired self-organized microstructures under irradiation.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1564270

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1704024

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-17-43207-Rev000; TRN: US2000900

Journal Information:: Materialia, Vol. 1, Issue C; ISSN 2589-1529

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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