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

Gabriel Munoz Gutierrez; S. Peuget; J. A. Hinks; G. Greaves; S. E. Donnelly; E. Oliviero; C. Jégou

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.06.010

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

Gabriel Munoz Gutierrez, S. Peuget, J. A. Hinks, G. Greaves, S. E. Donnelly, E. Oliviero, C. Jégou

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Abstract

The effect of helium implantation fluences on He bubble nucleation and growth mechanisms in nuclear borosilicate glass has been characterized using in-situ transmission electron microscopy experiments. Observations of implanted glass at 143 K 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 concentration higher than the number of host sites (>4 at.%). These results highlight the large capacity of the glassy network for incorporating helium atoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	565-568
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	452
Issue number	1-3
Early online date	16 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.06.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014

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