Search Results - "DONNELLY, S. E"
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Engineering self-organising helium bubble lattices in tungsten
Published in Scientific reports (10-08-2017)“…The self-organisation of void and gas bubbles in solids into superlattices is an intriguing nanoscale phenomenon. Despite the discovery of these lattices 45…”
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In-situ observation and atomic resolution imaging of the ion irradiation induced amorphisation of graphene
Published in Scientific reports (06-10-2014)“…Ion irradiation has been observed to induce a macroscopic flattening and in-plane shrinkage of graphene sheets without a complete loss of crystallinity…”
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Dynamic microstructural evolution of graphite under displacing irradiation
Published in Carbon (New York) (01-03-2014)“…Graphitic materials and graphite composites experience dimensional change when exposed to radiation-induced atomic displacements. This has major implications…”
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Helium bubble formation in nuclear glass by in-situ TEM ion implantation
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-09-2014)“…The effect of helium implantation fluences on He bubble nucleation and growth mechanisms in nuclear borosilicate glass has been characterized using in-situ…”
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Thermal Evolution of the Proton Irradiated Structure in Tungsten–5 wt% Tantalum
Published in Journal of fusion energy (01-12-2017)“…We have monitored the thermal evolution of the proton irradiated structure of W–5 wt% Ta alloy by in-situ annealing in a transmission electron microscope at…”
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Study of nanocrystalline TiN/Si3N4 thin films deposited using a dual ion beam method
Published in Thin solid films (01-08-2005)“…A dual ion beam system is used to produce hard nanocomposite TiN/Si3N4 coatings on Si. Cross--sectional high resolution transmission electron microscopy…”
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Enhanced sputtering yields from single-ion impacts on gold nanorods
Published in Physical review letters (09-08-2013)“…Sputtering yields, enhanced by more than an order of magnitude, have been observed for 80 keV Xe ion irradiation of monocrystalline Au nanorods. Yields are in…”
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Origin of atomic clusters during ion sputtering
Published in Physical review letters (12-11-2001)“…Previous studies have shown that the size distributions of small clusters ( n < or = 40; n = number of atoms/cluster) generated by sputtering obey an inverse…”
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Intermetallic Re phases formed in ion irradiated WRe alloy
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-02-2019)“…Intermetallic Re precipitation at concentrations below the solubility limit is a puzzling phenomenon in neutron irradiated W. Ion irradiation has been unable…”
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Evolution of radiation-induced lattice defects in 20/25 Nb-stabilised austenitic stainless steel during in-situ proton irradiation
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-02-2019)“…We have monitored in situ the lattice defect evolution induced by proton irradiation in 20Cr-25Ni Nb-stabilised stainless steel, used as fuel cladding material…”
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Xenon solubility and formation of supercritical xenon precipitates in glasses under non-equilibrium conditions
Published in Scientific reports (17-10-2018)“…Estimates of noble gas solubility in glasses and minerals are important to understand the origin of these gases, particularly xenon, in the atmosphere…”
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A study of the effect of helium concentration and displacement damage on the microstructure of helium ion irradiated tungsten
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-11-2017)“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with in-situ He ion irradiation has been used to examine the damage microstructure of W when varying the helium…”
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MIAMI: Microscope and ion accelerator for materials investigations
Published in Journal of vacuum science & technology. A, Vacuum, surfaces, and films (01-03-2011)“…A transmission electron microscope (TEM) with in situ ion irradiation has been built at the University of Salford, U.K. The system consists of a Colutron G-2…”
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Effects of crystallographic and geometric orientation on ion beam sputtering of gold nanorods
Published in Scientific reports (11-01-2018)“…Nanostructures may be exposed to irradiation during their manufacture, their engineering and whilst in-service. The consequences of such bombardment can be…”
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Comparative irradiation response of an austenitic stainless steel with its high-entropy alloy counterpart
Published in Intermetallics (01-05-2021)“…Two metallic alloys in the quaternary system Fe–Cr–Mn–Ni were irradiated in situ within a transmission electron microscope (TEM) using Xe+ heavy ions in the…”
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Copper indium diselenide: crystallography and radiation-induced dislocation loops
Published in Philosophical magazine (Abingdon, England) (01-02-2011)“…Copper indium diselenide (CIS) is a prime candidate as the absorber layer in solar cells for use in extraterrestrial environments due to its good photovoltaic…”
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Effect of He implantation on the microstructure of zircaloy-4 studied using in situ TEM
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-09-2017)“…Zirconium alloys are of great importance to the nuclear industry as they have been widely used as cladding materials in light-water reactors since the 1960s…”
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Structural defect accumulation in tungsten and tungsten-5wt.% tantalum under incremental proton damage
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-04-2018)“…We have performed proton irradiation of W and W-5wt.%Ta materials at 350 °C with a step-wise damage level increase up to 0.7 dpa and using two beam energies,…”
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Local chemical instabilities in 20Cr 25Ni Nb-stabilised austenitic stainless steel induced by proton irradiation
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-05-2019)“…We have assessed the local solute redistribution at defect sinks in 20Cr25Ni Nb-stabilised austenitic stainless steel after proton irradiation at three…”
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Structure of nanometre‐sized Xe particles embedded in Al crystals
Published in Journal of microscopy (Oxford) (01-09-2004)“…Summary The structure and lattice parameters of Xe particles about 1 nm to about 6 nm in size embedded in Al were investigated with off‐Bragg condition…”
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