DEFECT CASCADES PRODUCED BY NEUTRON-IRRADIATION IN YBA2CU3O7-DELTA

被引:72
作者
FRISCHHERZ, MC
KIRK, MA
FARMER, J
GREENWOOD, LR
WEBER, HW
机构
[1] UNIV VIENNA, INST ATOM, A-1020 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
[2] ARGONNE NATL LAB, DIV MAT SCI, ARGONNE, IL 60439 USA
[3] UNIV MISSOURI, RES REACTOR, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 USA
[4] PACIFIC NW LAB, RICHLAND, WA 99352 USA
来源
PHYSICA C | 1994年 / 232卷 / 3-4期
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0921-4534(94)90790-0
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Defect cascades produced by fast neutron irradiation of YBa2Cu3O7-delta single crystals were studied by transmission electron microscopy. The visible defects were found to have sizes between 1 and 5 nm. Defect densities were obtained as a function of neutron fluence between 2 x 10(21) and 8 x 10(21) m-2 (E > 0.1 MeV) and compared to damage calculations. The measured defect density scales linearly with fluence and amounts to 1 x 10(22) m-3 at a neutron fluence of 2 x 10(21) m-2. The defect stability was studied at room temperature and through annealing to 400-degrees-C.
引用
收藏
页码:309 / 327
页数:19
相关论文
共 66 条
[21]  
KIRK MA, 1989, ASTM STP, V1046, P587
[22]  
KIRK MA, 1988, MATER RES SOC S P, V99, P209
[23]  
KIRK MA, 1992, STUDIES HIGH TEMPERA, V10, P253
[24]   FAST-NEUTRON IRRADIATION OF YBA2CU3O7 [J].
KUPFER, H ;
APFELSTEDT, I ;
SCHAUER, W ;
FLUKIGER, R ;
MEIERHIRMER, R ;
WUHL, H ;
SCHEURER, H .
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK B-CONDENSED MATTER, 1987, 69 (2-3) :167-171
[25]  
KUPFER H, 1989, IEEE T MAGN, V25
[26]   OBSERVATION OF PROPOSED FLUX PINNING SITES IN NEUTRON-IRRADIATED YBA2CU3O7-X [J].
LEE, JW ;
LESSURE, HS ;
LAUGHLIN, DE ;
MCHENRY, ME ;
SANKAR, SG ;
WILLIS, JO ;
COST, JR ;
MALEY, MP .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1990, 57 (20) :2150-2152
[27]  
LEGRIS A, 1993, J PHYS I, V3, P1605, DOI 10.1051/jp1:1993203
[28]  
LEGRIS A, 1994, CEAR5657 COMM EN RAP
[29]   CRITICAL CURRENT-DENSITY AND FLUX PINNING DOMINATED BY NEUTRON-IRRADIATION INDUCED DEFECTS IN YBA2CU3O7-X [J].
LESSURE, HS ;
SIMIZU, S ;
SANKAR, SG ;
MCHENRY, ME ;
COST, JR ;
MALEY, MP .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1991, 70 (10) :6513-6515
[30]   FLUX PINNING IN NEUTRON-IRRADIATED YBA2CU3O7-X [J].
LESSURE, HS ;
SIMIZU, S ;
BAUMERT, BA ;
SANKAR, SG ;
MCHENRY, ME ;
MALEY, MP ;
COST, JR ;
WILLIS, JO .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 1991, 27 (02) :1043-1046