Shockwave generates < 100 > dislocation loops in bcc iron

Qing Peng; Fanjiang Meng; Yizhong Yang; Chenyang Lu; Huiqiu Deng; Lumin Wang; Suvranu De; Fei Gao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07102-3

Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Shockwave generates < 100 > dislocation loops in bcc iron

Qing Peng,
Fanjiang Meng,
Yizhong Yang,
Chenyang Lu,
Huiqiu Deng,
Lumin Wang,
Suvranu De,
Fei Gao

Affiliations

Qing Peng: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Fanjiang Meng: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Yizhong Yang: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Chenyang Lu: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Huiqiu Deng: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University
Lumin Wang: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Suvranu De: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Fei Gao: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07102-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Irradiating iron introduces defects such as interstitial dislocation loops, whose exact formation mechanism remains unclear. Here, the authors use large scale molecular dynamics simulations to reveal a punch out mechanism that can directly create interstitial dislocation loops.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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