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Effects of Cesium, Iodine and Strontium Ion Implantation on the Microstructure of Cubic Zirconia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

L.M. Wang ,
S. Zhu ,
S.X. Wang  and
R.C. Ewing
L.M. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA,Email: lmwang@umich.edu
S. Zhu
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA,Email: lmwang@umich.edu
S.X. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA,Email: lmwang@umich.edu
R.C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104, USA,Email: lmwang@umich.edu
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Abstract

Cesium, iodine and strontium ions have been implanted into yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia (YSZ) to determine the effects of fission product incorporation in YSZ that is considered as an inert nuclear fuel matrix. The ion implantation was conducted at room temperature to 1 × 1021ions/m2 for each ion with ion energies ranging from 70 to 400 keV. The peak displacement damage level and the peak ion concentration in YSZ reached 205-330 dpa and 11-26 at%, respectively. The microstructure of the implanted YSZ was studied by in situ and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. In the iodine and strontium implanted samples, a damaged layer with a high density of defect clusters was observed, while in the cesium implanted specimen, the damaged layer is amorphous. Nanocrystalline precipitates were observed in the strontium implanted specimen after annealing at 1000°C. The results are discussedin terms of the ionic size, mobility and the solubility of the implanted species in YSZ.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 663: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste management XXIV , 2000 , 293
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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