Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

Material performance in extreme radiation environments is central to the design of future
nuclear reactors. Radiation induces significant damage in the form of dislocation loops and …

Nuclear energy provides more than 10% of electrical power internationally and the
increasing engagement of nuclear energy is essential to meet the rapid worldwide increase …

Understanding the stability of irradiation-induced voids in materials is important for
engineering material's swelling behavior under irradiation. In-situ TEM offers a spatial and …

The continuous formation and growth of voids induced by radiations in metallic materials
may lead to significant microstructure damage and degradation of mechanical properties. In …

In this work, we employ transmission electron microscopy and helium ion irradiation to study
the response of biphase interfaces to radiation induced point defect fluxes from the two …

Crystallographic imperfections significantly alter material properties and their response to
external stimuli, including solute-induced phase transformations. Despite recent progress in …

The world eagerly needs cleanly-generated electricity in the future. Fusion reactor is one of
the most ideal energy resources to defeat the environmental degradation caused by the …

High energy particles introduce severe radiation damage in metallic materials, such as Ag.
Here we report on the study on twin boundary (TB) affected zone in irradiated nanotwinned …

The lack of suitable materials solutions stands as a major challenge for the development of
advanced nuclear systems. Most issues are related to the simultaneous action of high …