Helium bubble formation in nuclear glass by in-situ TEM ion implantation

Gutierrez, G; Peuget, S; Hinks, J. A.; Greaves, Graeme; Donnelly, S. E.; Oliviero, E.; Jegou, C

Helium bubble formation in nuclear glass by in-situ TEM ion implantation

Gutierrez, G, Peuget, S, Hinks, J. A., Greaves, Graeme, Donnelly, S. E., Oliviero, E. and Jegou, C (2014) Helium bubble formation in nuclear glass by in-situ TEM ion implantation. Journal of Nuclear Materials. ISSN 0022-3115 (Submitted)

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Abstract

The effect of helium implantation fluences in French nuclear borosilicate glass on He bubble
nucleation and growth mechanisms was characterised using in-situ TEM experiments. Observations of implanted glass at 143K indicate that a helium concentration of around 3 at.% is required to nucleate a significant density of nanosized bubbles. He bubble growth is observed for He concentration higher than the estimated number of helium host (> 4 at.%). These results highlight the large capacity of the glassy
network for incorporating helium atoms

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URI:

https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/20316

Title:

Helium bubble formation in nuclear glass by in-situ TEM ion implantation

Creators:

Gutierrez, G, Peuget, S, Hinks, J. A., Greaves, Graeme, Donnelly, S. E., Oliviero, E. and Jegou, C

Identification Number:

10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.06.010

Official URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.06.010

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