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The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2

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The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2. / Galvin, C O T ; Rushton, Michael; Cooper, M W D et al.
In: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 543, 152622, 01.01.2021.

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Galvin, COT, Rushton, M, Cooper, MWD, Burr, PA & Grimes, RW 2021, 'The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2', Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 543, 152622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

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Galvin, C. O. T., Rushton, M., Cooper, M. W. D., Burr, P. A., & Grimes, R. W. (2021). The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 543, Article 152622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

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Galvin COT, Rushton M, Cooper MWD, Burr PA, Grimes RW. 2021. The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 543:Article 152622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

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Galvin, C O T et al. "The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 2021. 543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

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Galvin COT, Rushton M, Cooper MWD, Burr PA, Grimes RW. The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 2021 Jan 1;543:152622. Epub 2020 Oct 24. doi: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

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Galvin, C O T ; Rushton, Michael ; Cooper, M W D et al. / The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2. In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 2021 ; Vol. 543.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The predicted shapes of voids and Xe bubbles in UO2

AU - Galvin, C O T

AU - Rushton, Michael

AU - Cooper, M W D

AU - Burr, P A

AU - Grimes, R W

PY - 2021/1/1

Y1 - 2021/1/1

N2 - Morphology is a fundamental attribute when investigating voids and bubbles in . This study uses molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations to predict the lowest energy shapes for voids and bubbles in . The energies of the and surfaces have been calculated and used to predict the equilibrium void shape from Wulff construction. This equilibrium shape is compared to low energy faceted voids exhibiting different relative proportions of each family of terminating surfaces. It is found that the equilibrium Wulff shape does not represent the lowest energy morphology for nm void sizes at temperatures between 300 K and 1200 K. Furthermore, the lowest energy faceted voids are slightly more energetically favourable than spherical voids, and as Xe is added, and bubble pressure increases, the faceted morphology becomes even more favourable than the spherical shape

AB - Morphology is a fundamental attribute when investigating voids and bubbles in . This study uses molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations to predict the lowest energy shapes for voids and bubbles in . The energies of the and surfaces have been calculated and used to predict the equilibrium void shape from Wulff construction. This equilibrium shape is compared to low energy faceted voids exhibiting different relative proportions of each family of terminating surfaces. It is found that the equilibrium Wulff shape does not represent the lowest energy morphology for nm void sizes at temperatures between 300 K and 1200 K. Furthermore, the lowest energy faceted voids are slightly more energetically favourable than spherical voids, and as Xe is added, and bubble pressure increases, the faceted morphology becomes even more favourable than the spherical shape

U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152622

M3 - Article

VL - 543

JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials

JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials

SN - 0022-3115

M1 - 152622

ER -