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Comparative Study of Structural Damage Under Irradiation in SiC Nanostructured and Conventional Ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Yann Leconte ,
Isabelle Monnet ,
Marc levalois ,
Magali Morales ,
Xavier Portier ,
Lionel Thomé ,
Nathalie Herlin-Boime  and
Cecile Reynaud
Yann Leconte
Affiliation:
yann.leconte@cea.fr, CEA Saclay, DSM/DRECAM/SPAM/LFP, bat. 522, CEA Saclay, gif sur yvette, 91191, France, +33169085305, +33169088707
Isabelle Monnet
Affiliation:
monnet@ganil.fr, CIRIL-GANIL CNRS UMR 6637, DSM/DRECAM/CIRIL, avenue Henri Becquerel, BP 5133, Caen, 14070, France
Marc levalois
Affiliation:
marc.levalois@ensicaen.fr, SIFCOM - ENSICAEN, CNRS UMR 6176, 6 boulevard du maréchal Juin, caen, 14000, France
Magali Morales
Affiliation:
magali.morales@ensicaen.fr, SIFCOM - ENSICAEN, CNRS UMR 6176, 6 boulevard du maréchal Juin, caen, 14000, France
Xavier Portier
Affiliation:
xavier.portier@ensicaen.fr, SIFCOM - ENSICAEN, CNRS UMR 6176, 6 boulevard du maréchal Juin, caen, 14000, France
Lionel Thomé
Affiliation:
thome@csnsm.in2p3.fr, IN2P3/CNRS, CSNSM, bat. 104 & 108, Orsay Campus, 91405, France
Nathalie Herlin-Boime
Affiliation:
nathalie.herlin@cea.fr, CEA/CNRS, DSM/DRECAM/SPAM/LFP URA CNRS 2453, bat. 522, CEA Saclay, gif sur yvette, 91191, France
Cecile Reynaud
Affiliation:
cecile.reynaud@cea.fr, CEA/CNRS, DSM/DRECAM/SPAM/LFP URA CNRS 2453, bat. 522, CEA Saclay, gif sur yvette, 91191, France
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Abstract

In the context of research on new materials for next generation nuclear reactors, it becomes more and more interesting to know what can be the advantages of nanostructured materials for such applications. In this study, we performed irradiation experiments on microstructured and nanostructured â-SiC samples, with 95 MeV Xe and 4 MeV Au ions. The structure of the samples was characterized before and after irradiation by grazing incidence X ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The results showed the occurrence of a synergy between electronic and nuclear energy loss in both samples with 95 MeV Xe ions, while the nanostructured pellet was found to have a better resistance to the irradiation with 4 MeV Au ions.

Keywords

nanostructureion-solid interactionsceramic
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 981: Symposium JJ – Structural and Refractory Materials for Fusion and Fission Technologies , 2006 , 0981-JJ07-11
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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