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SUBMITTER: Liu SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666165 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Si-Mian SM Beyerlein Irene J IJ Han Wei-Zhong WZ
Nature communications 20201113 1
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 <c> 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 mic ...[more]