Radiation stability of ceramics: Test cases of zirconia and spinel

Use of channeling for the study of radiation effects in nuclear materials

“…A single-step damage accumulation process was also reported for other non-amorphizable (for instance spinel, magnesium oxide and uranium dioxide) and amorphizable (for instance titanate pyrochlores) nuclear materials irradiated with swift heavy ions [35][36][37][38][39][40]. In titanate pyrochores, amorphous tracks were observed by TEM (see Fig.…”

He implantation in cubic zirconia: Deleterious effect of thermal annealing

“…Generally, in the case of ion implantation in YSZ (with e.g. Yb [25], Pt [26] or Cs [27,28]), post-implantation annealing leads to damage recovery (starting from 400°C to 800°C for Pt or Cs implantation, respectively). But in the particular case of inert gases, and especially He, the situation is different, since an increase of the disorder level is measured.…”

Radiation damage evolution in ceramics

“…Several recent articles have discussed the radiation response of ceramics [1][2][3][4][5]. The aim of this review is to highlight recent findings from computer simulation of radiation-induced defects in ceramics.…”