Comparison of helium bubble formation in F82H,ODS, SIMP and T91 steels irradiated by Fe and He ions simultaneously

Ferritic-martensitic steels and ODS steels are attractive candidates for structural materials in advanced nuclear-power systems due to their good swelling resistance. Four kinds of steels, F82 H, 15 Cr-ODS, SIMP and T91, are investigated in this study. We take 6.4 Me V Fe3+ ions and energy-degraded 1.0 Me V He+ ions in the irradiation of these materials to 5 dpa and 60 appm He/dpa, 200 appm He/dpa and 600 appm He/dpa at 300℃ and 450℃, respectively. The bubble formation and distribution are investigated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Formation and distribution of the bubbles in the four investigated steels are compared. The influence of irradiation temperature and helium injection ratio on bubble formation is discussed. It is found that there appears to be homogenously distributed bubbles at 300℃ irradiation while heterogeneously distributed bubbles at 450℃ irradiation.     

Generating Proton Beams Exceeding 10 MeV Using High Contrast 60TW Laser

A prototype of a laser driven proton accelerator is built at Peking University. Protons exceeding 10 MeV are accelerated from micrometer-thick aluminum targets irradiated by tightly focused laser pulse with 1.8 J energy and 30 fs duration. The beam energy spectrum and charge distribution are measured by a Thomson parabola spectrometer and radiochromic film stacks. The sensitivity of proton cut-off energy to the focusing of the laser beam, the pulse duration, and the foil thickness are systematically investigated in the experiments. Stable proton beams have been produced with an optimized parameter set, providing a cornerstone for the future applications of laser accelerated protons.     

Formation of nano-twinned 3C-SiC grains in Fe-implanted 6H-SiC after 1500-℃ annealing

A nano-twinned microstructure was found in amorphous SiC after high-temperature annealing. Grazing incidence x-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction were performed to characterize the microstructure and phase transition in the recrystallization layer. After 1500 ℃ or 2-h annealing, 3C-SiC grains and numerous stacking faults on the {111} planes were visible. Some 3C-SiC grains have nano-twinned structure with {011} planes. Between the nano-twinned 3C-SiC grains, there is a stacking fault, indicating that the formation mechanisms of the nano-twinned structure are related to the disorder of Si atoms. The increase in the twin thickness with increasing annealing temperature demonstrates that the nano-twinned structure can sink for lattice defects, in order to improve the radiation tolerance of SiC.     

T91钢和SIMP钢表面AlOx涂层在600℃静态液态铅铋共晶中的稳定性和腐蚀行为

铁素体/马氏体钢,如T91钢和SIMP钢,被选为第4代铅冷快堆和加速器驱动系统(ADS)的主要候选结构材料.但容器钢与液态铅铋共晶(LBE)在高温下的相容性限制了它们的应用.铁素体/马氏体钢在600℃的LBE中腐蚀严重.为了保护铁素体/马氏体钢免受高温LBE腐蚀,在钢表面制备AlO_x (x <1.5)涂层.本文采用磁控溅射法在T91钢和SIMP钢表面制备了AlO_x涂层.对表面有涂层的T91钢和SIMP钢以及表面无涂层的T91钢和SIMP钢在600℃的饱和氧浓度的LBE中腐蚀300 h和700 h的结果进行比较.结果表明,涂层钢表面的氧化层比无涂层钢表面的氧化层薄,这表明AlO_x涂层可以有效防止铁、铬和氧元素的快速扩散.然而,在LBE中腐蚀700 h后, AlO_x涂层出现裂纹,表面有涂层的T91钢和SIMP钢均遭受到明显的氧化腐蚀,说明该涂层在600℃的LBE中可以在短时间内保护基体免受高温腐蚀.但是涂层在600℃的LBE中不能长时间保持稳定.这可能是由于此次实验条件制备的AlO_x     

Surface chemical disorder and lattice strain of GaN implanted by 3-MeV Fe10+ ions

Chemical disorder on the surface and lattice strain in GaN implanted by Fe¹⁰⁺ ions are investigated. In this study, 3-MeV Fe¹⁰⁺ ions fluence ranges from 1×10¹³ ions/cm² to 5×10¹⁵ ions/cm² at room temperature. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high-resolution x-ray diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize lattice disorder. The transition of Ga-N bonds to oxynitride bonding is caused by ion sputtering. The change of tensile strain out-of-plane with fluence was measured. Lattice disorder due to the formation of stacking faults prefers to occur on the basal plane.