A review: applications of the phase field method in predicting microstructure and property evolution of irradiated nuclear materials

Y Li, S Hu, X Sun, M Stan - npj Computational Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Complex microstructure changes occur in nuclear fuel and structural materials due to the
extreme environments of intense irradiation and high temperature. This paper evaluates the …

Modeling microstructural evolution in irradiated materials with cluster dynamics methods: a review

AA Kohnert, BD Wirth, L Capolungo - Computational Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
As both the design of material systems for nuclear energy applications and the number of
reactor designs being proposed increase the need for material models predicting the …

In-situ TEM studies of 150 keV W+ ion irradiated W and W-alloys: Damage production and microstructural evolution

X Yi, ML Jenkins, MA Kirk, Z Zhou, SG Roberts - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
In-situ irradiations with 150 keV W+ ions have been performed on W and W-5wt.%(Re; Ta;
V) alloys in a comprehensive study of the influences of irradiation temperature T irr, dose …

Elastic trap** of dislocation loops in cascades in ion-irradiated tungsten foils

DR Mason, X Yi, MA Kirk… - Journal of Physics …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we have observed nanometre scale
dislocation loops formed when an ultra-high-purity tungsten foil is irradiated with a very low …