<p>Materials that can withstand high radiation doses are crucial for the development of various cutting-edge technologies, such as aerospace, next-generation fission, and future fusion energy. However, few materials can withstand intense radiation doses without suffering from irreversible materials degradation. Herein, we present a strategy to achieve high radiation tolerance by a dynamic in-situ defect recombination, where abundant solutes thermodynamically stabilized within the ceramic lattice combine with radiation-induced defects. We demonstrate that in high-entropy pyrochlore oxide (HEPO) based solid solutions, little microstructure damage is observed even after He<sup>2+</sup> radiation with energy of 500 keV and 1 × 10<sup>17</sup> ions/cm<sup>2</sup> fluence. HEPO solid solutions exhibit a counterintuitive reordering transition: their structural ordering improves rather than degrades after irradiation. This can be attributed to an in-situ defect recombination, which not only annihilates the radiation-induced defects but also alleviates the lattice distortions. This strategy represents a promising approach for developing materials with high radiation tolerance.</p>

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Achieving superior radiation tolerance in ceramics via in-situ defect recombination

  • Congping Quan,
  • Qingqiao Fu,
  • Ruizhi Qiu,
  • Guoliang Zhao,
  • Chen Xu

摘要

Materials that can withstand high radiation doses are crucial for the development of various cutting-edge technologies, such as aerospace, next-generation fission, and future fusion energy. However, few materials can withstand intense radiation doses without suffering from irreversible materials degradation. Herein, we present a strategy to achieve high radiation tolerance by a dynamic in-situ defect recombination, where abundant solutes thermodynamically stabilized within the ceramic lattice combine with radiation-induced defects. We demonstrate that in high-entropy pyrochlore oxide (HEPO) based solid solutions, little microstructure damage is observed even after He2+ radiation with energy of 500 keV and 1 × 1017 ions/cm2 fluence. HEPO solid solutions exhibit a counterintuitive reordering transition: their structural ordering improves rather than degrades after irradiation. This can be attributed to an in-situ defect recombination, which not only annihilates the radiation-induced defects but also alleviates the lattice distortions. This strategy represents a promising approach for developing materials with high radiation tolerance.