Self-assembly of solid nanoclusters in molybdenum under gas ion implantation
2021
Abstract The self-assembly of defects in materials could create unique physical and chemical properties. In nuclear fuels, the formation of self-assembled fission products mitigates fission-gas-release and swelling. Here we report the formation of a solid nanocluster superlattice in molybdenum, an important constituent in metallic fuels, under krypton gas ion implantation. X-ray absorption near edge structure measurements coupled with density functional theory calculations show that the pressure of krypton nanoclusters in molybdenum is ~2 GPa and molecular dynamic simulations reveal that the krypton atoms are solid in the nanoclusters with a krypton-to-vacancy ratio of ~0.28 at 300 K.
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