Journal
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
Volume 220, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114918
Keywords
Helium; Tungsten; Bubble; Facets
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Experimental observations of helium bubble facetation were compared to theoretical equilibrium shapes. The discrepancies between them were attributed to kinetic factors. These findings are significant for understanding the impact of helium bubbles on material degradation.
Helium bubbles naturally form in irradiated materials and their shape can potentially have a significant impact on mechanical property degradation. Experimental observations of helium bubble facetation are compared to theoretical equilibrium shapes based on surface energy, known as Wulff constructions, obtained from density functional theory (DFT). The shape and orientation of implanted He bubbles match very well with those determined from a thermodynamic analysis, with discrepancies attributed to kinetic factors, such as the anisotropic absorption of mobile helium-vacancy clusters and increased barrier to nucleate facets from the density of helium contained within the bubbles.
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