Experimental evidence for ‘buckle, ruck and tuck’ in neutron irradiated graphite
Abstract
The current mainstream theory for radiation-induced dimensional change of nuclear graphite is based on the notion that interstitially displaced carbon atoms will coalesce into dislocation loops (i.e., additional basal planes). This standard atomic-displacement model has been challenged by theories based on first principles calculations. The so-called ‘ruck and tuck’ of basal planes has been proposed as an alternative mechanism to explain the observed c-axis expansion under irradiation; however, no such defects have been observed experimentally so far. In this study, the first experimental evidence for the presence of a ‘ruck and tuck’ defect in high-temperature neutron-irradiated nuclear graphite is presented.
- Authors:
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- Boise State Univ., ID (United States)
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Boise State Univ., ID (United States); Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1593346
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1601834
- Report Number(s):
- INL-JOU-20-57498
Journal ID: ISSN 0008-6223; TRN: US2100912
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0016427; AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Carbon
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 159; Journal ID: ISSN 0008-6223
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Nuclear graphite; graphite; microstructure; radiation effects; 36 - MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Johns, Steve, He, Lingfeng, Kane, Joshua J., Windes, William E., Ubic, Rick, and Karthik, Chinnathambi. Experimental evidence for ‘buckle, ruck and tuck’ in neutron irradiated graphite. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.12.028.
Johns, Steve, He, Lingfeng, Kane, Joshua J., Windes, William E., Ubic, Rick, & Karthik, Chinnathambi. Experimental evidence for ‘buckle, ruck and tuck’ in neutron irradiated graphite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.12.028
Johns, Steve, He, Lingfeng, Kane, Joshua J., Windes, William E., Ubic, Rick, and Karthik, Chinnathambi. Thu .
"Experimental evidence for ‘buckle, ruck and tuck’ in neutron irradiated graphite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.12.028. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1593346.
@article{osti_1593346,
title = {Experimental evidence for ‘buckle, ruck and tuck’ in neutron irradiated graphite},
author = {Johns, Steve and He, Lingfeng and Kane, Joshua J. and Windes, William E. and Ubic, Rick and Karthik, Chinnathambi},
abstractNote = {The current mainstream theory for radiation-induced dimensional change of nuclear graphite is based on the notion that interstitially displaced carbon atoms will coalesce into dislocation loops (i.e., additional basal planes). This standard atomic-displacement model has been challenged by theories based on first principles calculations. The so-called ‘ruck and tuck’ of basal planes has been proposed as an alternative mechanism to explain the observed c-axis expansion under irradiation; however, no such defects have been observed experimentally so far. In this study, the first experimental evidence for the presence of a ‘ruck and tuck’ defect in high-temperature neutron-irradiated nuclear graphite is presented.},
doi = {10.1016/j.carbon.2019.12.028},
journal = {Carbon},
number = ,
volume = 159,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Thu Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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Web of Science
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