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Abstract
Formation of tracks of swift heavy ions decelerating in the electronic stopping regime in CeO2 was studied, combining the Monte Carlo code TREKIS with molecular dynamics. We show that strong lattice disordering (melting) followed by structure recovery form finally a damaged ion track consisting of a discontinuous crystalline region in CeO2. Normal ion impacts result in appearance of spherical crystalline hillocks on CeO2 surface. The solid-vacuum interface strongly suppresses the recrystallization of the near-surface layers, forming conically shaped tracks with several tens of nanometers lengths. Grazing ion irradiation induces intensive material expulsion from the surface forming finally grooves surrounded by nanohillocks. The processes of surface nanostructures formation is similar to those observed previously in CaF2 which has the similar crystalline structure, however requires much longer recrystallization time. Recent experimental data confirm the simulation results.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Nuclear Materials publishes high quality papers in materials research for nuclear applications, primarily fission reactors, fusion reactors, and similar environments including radiation areas of charged particle accelerators. Both original research and critical review papers covering experimental, theoretical, and computational aspects of either fundamental or applied nature are welcome.
The breadth of the field is such that a wide range of processes and properties in the field of materials science and engineering is of interest to the readership, spanning atom-scale processes, microstructures, thermodynamics, mechanical properties, physical properties, and corrosion, for example.
Topics covered by JNM
Fission reactor materials, including fuels, cladding, core structures, pressure vessels, coolant interactions with materials, moderator and control components, fission product behavior.
Materials aspects of the entire fuel cycle.
Materials aspects of the actinides and their compounds.
Performance of nuclear waste materials; materials aspects of the immobilization of wastes.
Fusion reactor materials, including first walls, blankets, insulators and magnets.
Neutron and charged particle radiation effects in materials, including defects, transmutations, microstructures, phase changes and macroscopic properties.
Interaction of plasmas, ion beams, electron beams and electromagnetic radiation with materials relevant to nuclear systems.