Response of structure and mechanical properties of high entropy pyrochlore to heavy ion irradiation
Journal of the European Ceramic Society(2022)
摘要
Material with superior damage tolerance, chemical durability, and structure stability is of increasing interest in high-level radioactive waste management and structural components for advanced nuclear systems. In this paper, high-entropy (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2)2Zr2O7 with pyrochlore-type structure was synthesized through conventional solid-state method. The as-synthesized high-entropy oxide maintained crystalline after being irradiated by using Au3+ with 9.0 MeV energy at the fluence of 4.5 × 1015 ions·cm-2, indicating its high tolerance to heavy-ion irradiation. The irradiation-induced order-disorder transition from pyrochlore structure to defective fluorite structure occurred in high-entropy (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2)2Zr2O7. After irradiation, no irradiation-induced segregation was observed at grain boundary. Moreover, the mechanical properties of high-entropy pyrochlore were improved. The heavy-ion irradiation resistance mechanisms of high-entropy pyrochlore were discussed in detail. Our work identified high-entropy (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2)2Zr2O7 can be a promising candidate for immobilization of high-level radioactive waste as well as advanced nuclear reactor system from the perspective of irradiation resistance.
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High-entropy oxides,Irradiation resistance,Immobilization of radioactive waste,Structural variation
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