Nanostructured materials contain an extremely high density of interfaces. The properties of
these materials when exposed to extreme conditions of radiation dose, stress, deformation …

During the past half-century, the nuclear fuel cycle has generated approximately 1400 metric
tons of plutonium and substantial quantities of the “minor” actinides, such as Np, Am, and …

Understanding material responses to energy deposition from energetic charged particles is
important for defect engineering, ion-beam processing, ion-beam analysis and modification …

The radiation performance of a variety of complex oxides is predicted on the basis of a
material's propensity to accommodate lattice point defects. The calculations indicate that a …

Performance enhancement of structural materials in extreme radiation environments has
been actively investigated for many decades. Traditional alloys, such as steel, brass and …

Zirconate and titanate pyrochlores were subjected to 1 MeV of Kr+ irradiation. Pyrochlores in
the Gd2 (ZrxTi1-x) 2O7 system (x= 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) showed a systematic change in the …

Single crystals of the entire series of A 2 Ti 2 O 7 (A= Sm to Lu, and Y) pyrochlore
compounds were irradiated by 1-MeV Kr+ ions at temperatures from 293 to 1073 K, and the …

This article reviews recent research on swift heavy-ion irradiations and high-pressure
studies on pyrochlores of the Gd2Zr2− xTixO7 binary [1–4]. Applying three complementary …

The isometric pyrochlore structure, A 2 B 2 O 7, is generally susceptible to radiation damage,
but certain compositions are remarkably resistant to radiation damage. In the binary system …

This paper provides an overview of the geochemical alteration and alpha-decay damage
effects observed in the titanate mineral phases brannerite, perovskite, pyrochlore …