- Tytuł:
- Phase Transformations in Pyrochlores Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions: Influence of Composition and Chemical Bonding
- Autorzy:
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Sattonnay, G.
Thomé, L.
Sellami, N.
Monnet, I.
Grygiel, C.
Legros, C.
Tetot, R. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1400452.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2013-05
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Fizyki PAN
- Tematy:
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61.80.-x
61.82.Ms
61.05.cp
05.10.-a - Opis:
- $Gd_2Ti_2O_7$ and $Gd_2Zr_2O_7$ pyrochlores were irradiated with swift heavy ions in order to investigate the effects of the chemical composition on the structural changes induced by high electronic excitation. The XRD results show that the structural modifications induced by irradiation with 93 MeV Xe ions are strongly dependent on the sample composition: $Gd_2Ti_2O_7$ is readily amorphized, whereas $Gd_2Zr_2O_7$ is transformed into a radiation-resistant anion-deficient fluorite structure. Atomistic simulations with the second-moment tight-binding QEq model allow us to calculate the lattice properties of both $Gd_2Ti_2O_7$ and $Gd_2Zr_2O_7$, and also to quantify the degree of covalency and ionicity in these compounds. These calculations clearly show that $Gd_2Ti_2O_7$ is more covalent than $Gd_2Zr_2O_7$, thus confirming that the amorphization resistance can be related to the covalent character of insulators.
- Źródło:
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Acta Physica Polonica A; 2013, 123, 5; 862-866
0587-4246
1898-794X - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Physica Polonica A
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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