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Title: Comparison of short-range order in irradiated dysprosium titanates

Abstract

The structural response of Dy2TiO5 oxide under swift heavy ion irradiation (2.2 GeV Au ions) was studied over a range of structural length scales utilizing neutron total scattering experiments. Refinement of diffraction data confirms that the long-range orthorhombic structure is susceptible to ion beam-induced amorphization with limited crystalline fraction remaining after irradiation to 8 × 1012 ions/cm2. In contrast, the local atomic arrangement, examined through pair distribution function analysis, shows only subtle changes after irradiation and is still described best by the original orthorhombic structural model. A comparison to Dy2Ti2O7 pyrochlore oxide under the same irradiation conditions reveals a different behavior: while the dysprosium titanate pyrochlore is more radiation resistant over the long-range with smaller degree of amorphization as compared to Dy2TiO5, the former involves more local atomic rearrangements, best described by a pyrochlore-to-weberite-type transformation. These results highlight the importance of short-range and medium-range order analysis for a comprehensive description of radiation behavior.

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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)
OSTI Identifier:
1777652
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1788188; OSTI ID: 1846454
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0020321; SC0014664
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
npj Materials Degradation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Volume: 5 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2397-2106
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; Materials for energy and catalysis; Materials science; Techniques and instrumentation

Citation Formats

Sherrod, Roman, O’Quinn, Eric C., Gussev, Igor M., Overstreet, Cale, Neuefeind, Joerg, and Lang, Maik K. Comparison of short-range order in irradiated dysprosium titanates. United Kingdom: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1038/s41529-021-00165-6.
Sherrod, Roman, O’Quinn, Eric C., Gussev, Igor M., Overstreet, Cale, Neuefeind, Joerg, & Lang, Maik K. Comparison of short-range order in irradiated dysprosium titanates. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-021-00165-6
Sherrod, Roman, O’Quinn, Eric C., Gussev, Igor M., Overstreet, Cale, Neuefeind, Joerg, and Lang, Maik K. Fri . "Comparison of short-range order in irradiated dysprosium titanates". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-021-00165-6.
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author = {Sherrod, Roman and O’Quinn, Eric C. and Gussev, Igor M. and Overstreet, Cale and Neuefeind, Joerg and Lang, Maik K.},
abstractNote = {The structural response of Dy2TiO5 oxide under swift heavy ion irradiation (2.2 GeV Au ions) was studied over a range of structural length scales utilizing neutron total scattering experiments. Refinement of diffraction data confirms that the long-range orthorhombic structure is susceptible to ion beam-induced amorphization with limited crystalline fraction remaining after irradiation to 8 × 1012 ions/cm2. In contrast, the local atomic arrangement, examined through pair distribution function analysis, shows only subtle changes after irradiation and is still described best by the original orthorhombic structural model. A comparison to Dy2Ti2O7 pyrochlore oxide under the same irradiation conditions reveals a different behavior: while the dysprosium titanate pyrochlore is more radiation resistant over the long-range with smaller degree of amorphization as compared to Dy2TiO5, the former involves more local atomic rearrangements, best described by a pyrochlore-to-weberite-type transformation. These results highlight the importance of short-range and medium-range order analysis for a comprehensive description of radiation behavior.},
doi = {10.1038/s41529-021-00165-6},
journal = {npj Materials Degradation},
number = 1,
volume = 5,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Fri Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Fri Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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