Non-random walk diffusion enhances the sink strength of semicoherent interfaces

Materials resistant to radiation damage could improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of nuclear energy. Here, the authors suggest that some materials and interfaces may be effective sinks for defects caused by this damage and propose that elastic interactions enhance sink strength.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Vattré, T. Jourdan, H. Ding, M.-C. Marinica, M. J. Demkowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10424