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- Title
In Situ TEM Observation of Dislocation Evolution in Polycrystalline UO.
- Authors
He, L.; Gupta, M.; Kirk, M.; Pakarinen, J.; Gan, J.; Allen, T.
- Abstract
In situ transmission electron microscopy observation of polycrystalline UO (with average grain size of about 5 µm) irradiated with Kr ions at 600°C and 800°C was conducted to understand the radiation-induced dislocation evolution under the influence of grain boundaries. The dislocation evolution in the grain interior of polycrystalline UO was similar under Kr irradiation at different ion energies and temperatures. As expected, it was characterized by the nucleation and growth of dislocation loops at low irradiation doses, followed by transformation to extended dislocation lines and tangles at high doses. For the first time, a dislocation-denuded zone was observed near a grain boundary in the 1-MeV Kr-irradiated UO sample at 800°C. The denuded zone in the vicinity of grain boundary was not found when the irradiation temperature was at 600°C. The suppression of dislocation loop formation near the boundary is likely due to the enhanced interstitial diffusion toward grain boundary at the high temperature.
- Subjects
URANIUM oxides; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; POLYCRYSTALS; CRYSTAL grain boundaries; IRRADIATION
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2014, Vol 66, Issue 12, p2553
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-014-1186-6