Non-random walk diffusion enhances the sink strength of semicoherent interfaces

Vattré, A.; Jourdan, T.; Ding, H.; Marinica, M. -C.; Demkowicz, M. J.

doi:10.1038/ncomms10424

Title: Non-random walk diffusion enhances the sink strength of semicoherent interfaces

Journal Article · Fri Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10424· OSTI ID:1242984

Vattré, A. ^[1]; Jourdan, T. ^[2]; Ding, H. ^[3]; Marinica, M. -C. ^[2]; Demkowicz, M. J. ^[4]

CEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon (France)
Univ. Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)

Clean, safe and economical nuclear energy requires new materials capable of withstanding severe radiation damage. One strategy of imparting radiation resistance to solids is to incorporate into them a high density of solid-phase interfaces capable of absorbing and annihilating radiation-induced defects. Here we show that elastic interactions between point defects and semicoherent interfaces lead to a marked enhancement in interface sink strength. Our conclusions stem from simulations that integrate first principles, object kinetic Monte Carlo and anisotropic elasticity calculations. Surprisingly, the enhancement in sink strength is not due primarily to increased thermodynamic driving forces, but rather to reduced defect migration barriers, which induce a preferential drift of defects towards interfaces. The sink strength enhancement is highly sensitive to the detailed character of interfacial stresses, suggesting that ‘super-sink’ interfaces may be designed by optimizing interface stress fields. Lastly, such interfaces may be used to create materials with unprecedented resistance to radiation-induced damage.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

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