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Title: Effect of atomic order/disorder on vacancy clustering in concentrated NiFe alloys

Abstract

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we elucidate in this paper the effect of atomic structure on vacancy clustering in ordered (L10) and random NiFe. Based on our simulations, we predict the vacancy evolution to be in complete contrast between the two systems. While large vacancy clusters, i.e., stacking fault tetrahedra (SFT) are formed in the random structure, no clustering is observed in the ordered-L10 structure. Similar simulations are performed on L10-CuAu and L10-TiAl to understand whether SFT formation is generic in L10 structures, or is specific to NiFe. Both materials show SFT formation, thereby highlighting specific defect energetics in L10 NiFe that lead to the lack of vacancy clustering. We elucidate that L10-NiFe has unique thermodynamic and kinetic defect energetics, i.e., antisite energies, vacancy sublattice preference, and directional migration energy barriers that collectively lead to the lack of vacancy clustering. Finally, understanding such defect energetics could open avenues to prevent defect clustering in the vision towards development of radiation-tolerant concentrated alloys for nuclear reactor applications.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1423019
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Computational Materials Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 147; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0256
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; molecular dynamics simulations; irradiated metals; diffusion mechanism; stacking fault tetrahedron; L10-structure ordered alloys

Citation Formats

Chakraborty, D., Harms, A., Ullah, Mohammad W., Weber, W. J., and Aidhy, D. S. Effect of atomic order/disorder on vacancy clustering in concentrated NiFe alloys. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.02.011.
Chakraborty, D., Harms, A., Ullah, Mohammad W., Weber, W. J., & Aidhy, D. S. Effect of atomic order/disorder on vacancy clustering in concentrated NiFe alloys. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.02.011
Chakraborty, D., Harms, A., Ullah, Mohammad W., Weber, W. J., and Aidhy, D. S. Thu . "Effect of atomic order/disorder on vacancy clustering in concentrated NiFe alloys". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.02.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1423019.
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abstractNote = {Using molecular dynamics simulations, we elucidate in this paper the effect of atomic structure on vacancy clustering in ordered (L10) and random NiFe. Based on our simulations, we predict the vacancy evolution to be in complete contrast between the two systems. While large vacancy clusters, i.e., stacking fault tetrahedra (SFT) are formed in the random structure, no clustering is observed in the ordered-L10 structure. Similar simulations are performed on L10-CuAu and L10-TiAl to understand whether SFT formation is generic in L10 structures, or is specific to NiFe. Both materials show SFT formation, thereby highlighting specific defect energetics in L10 NiFe that lead to the lack of vacancy clustering. We elucidate that L10-NiFe has unique thermodynamic and kinetic defect energetics, i.e., antisite energies, vacancy sublattice preference, and directional migration energy barriers that collectively lead to the lack of vacancy clustering. Finally, understanding such defect energetics could open avenues to prevent defect clustering in the vision towards development of radiation-tolerant concentrated alloys for nuclear reactor applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.02.011},
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year = {Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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