Interface structure and radiation damage resistance in Cu-Nb multilayer nanocomposites. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We use atomistic simulations to show that upon removal or insertion of atoms, misfit dislocations in Cu-Nb interfaces shift between two adjacent planes, forming pairs of extended jogs. Different jog combinations give rise to interface structures with unlike densities but nearly degenerate energies, making Cu-Nb interfaces virtually inexhaustible sinks for radiation-induced point defects and catalysts for efficient Frenkel pair recombination.

published proceedings

  • Phys Rev Lett

author list (cited authors)

  • Demkowicz, M. J., Hoagland, R. G., & Hirth, J. P.

citation count

  • 476

complete list of authors

  • Demkowicz, MJ||Hoagland, RG||Hirth, JP

publication date

  • April 2008