Predicting damage production in monoatomic and multi-elemental targets using stop** and range of ions in matter code: Challenges and recommendations

WJ Weber, Y Zhang - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The computer code, Stop** and Range of Ions in Matter (SRIM), is widely used to describe
energetic processes of ion-solid interactions; its predictive power relies on the accuracy of …

Direct observation of defect range and evolution in ion-irradiated single crystalline Ni and Ni binary alloys

C Lu, K **, LK Béland, F Zhang, T Yang, L Qiao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Energetic ions have been widely used to evaluate the irradiation tolerance of structural
materials for nuclear power applications and to modify material properties. It is important to …

New ion beam materials laboratory for materials modification and irradiation effects research

Y Zhang, ML Crespillo, H Xue, K **, CH Chen… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A new multifunctional ion beam materials laboratory (IBML) has been established at the
University of Tennessee, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The IBML is …

Synergy of nuclear and electronic energy losses in ion-irradiation processes: The case of vitreous silicon dioxide

M Toulemonde, WJ Weber, G Li, V Shutthanandan… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
Structural modification of vitreous SiO 2 by Au ion irradiation is investigated over an energy
regime (∼ 0.3–15 MeV) in which the decrease of the nuclear energy loss with increasing …

Helium bubble distributions in a nanostructured ferritic alloy

PD Edmondson, CM Parish, Y Zhang, A Hallén… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
A 14YWT nanostructured ferritic alloy (NFA) was implanted with He+ ions to fluences of
6.75× 1021Hem− 2 at 400° C in order to simulate the effects of high He concentrations …

Enhanced surface hardness and tribocorrosion performance of 60NiTi by boron ion implantation and post-annealing

C Yan, Q Zeng, W He, J Zhu - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
The boron ions were implanted into the mechanically polished 60NiTi samples by an energy
of 30 keV, which was also simulated using the stop** and range of ions in matter (SRIM) …

Nanoscale engineering of radiation tolerant silicon carbide

Y Zhang, M Ishimaru, T Varga, T Oda… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Radiation tolerance is determined by how effectively the microstructure can remove point
defects produced by irradiation. Engineered nanocrystalline SiC with a high-density of …

The effect of electronic energy loss on irradiation-induced grain growth in nanocrystalline oxides

Y Zhang, DS Aidhy, T Varga, S Moll… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Grain growth of nanocrystalline materials is generally thermally activated, but can also be
driven by irradiation at much lower temperature. In nanocrystalline ceria and zirconia …

Non-decreasing monotonic effects of cerium and gadolinium on tellurite glasses toward enhanced heavy-charged particle stop**: alpha-proton particles as major a …

HY Alan, G ALMisned, A Yilmaz, LA Susam… - Journal of the Australian …, 2024 - Springer
Charged particles have been extensively utilized in medical physics as well as in numerous
radiation investigations, including cosmic radiation, which is formed of nearly 99% alpha …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring sub-surface spatially varying thermal conductivity of silicon implanted with krypton

TW Pfeifer, JA Tomko, E Hoglund, EA Scott… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The thermal properties of semiconductors following exposure to ion irradiation are of great
interest for the cooling of electronic devices; however, gradients in composition and structure …