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Two-dimensional vacancy platelets as precursors for basal dislocation loops in hexagonal zirconium.

ABSTRACT: Zirconium alloys are widely used structural materials of choice in the nuclear industry due to their exceptional radiation and corrosion resistance. However long-time exposure to irradiation eventually results in undesirable shape changes, irradiation growth, that limit the service life of the component. Crystal defects called loops, routinely seen no smaller than 13?nm in diameter, are the source of the problem. How they form remains a matter of debate. Here, using transmission electron microscopy, we reveal the existence of a novel defect, nanoscale triangle-shaped vacancy plates. Energy considerations suggest that the collapse of the atomically thick triangle-shaped vacancy platelets can directly produce dislocation loops. This mechanism agrees with experiment and implies a characteristic incubation period for the formation of dislocation loops in zirconium alloys.

SUBMITTER: Liu SM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666165 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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