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Characterization of Changes in Properties and Microstructure of Glassy Polymeric Carbon Following Au Ion Irradiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Malek Amir Abunaemeh ,
Mohamed Seif ,
Young Yang ,
Lumin Wang ,
Yanbin Chen ,
Ibidapo Ojo ,
Claudiu Muntele  and
Daryush Ila
Malek Amir Abunaemeh
Affiliation:
abunaem@uah.edumalcom@cim.aamu.edu, Center for Irradiation of Materials, Alabama A&M University, 4900 Meridian St, Normal, Alabama, 35762, United States
Mohamed Seif
Affiliation:
dr.mseif@gmail.com, Alabama A&M Univeristy, Mechanical Engineering, Normal, Alabama, United States
Young Yang
Affiliation:
yyang@cae.wisc.edu, University of Wisconsin, Engineering Physics, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Lumin Wang
Affiliation:
lmwang@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Yanbin Chen
Affiliation:
yanbinc@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Ibidapo Ojo
Affiliation:
dapojo001@yahoo.com, Alabama A&M Univeristy, Center for irradiation of Materials, Normal, Alabama, United States
Claudiu Muntele
Affiliation:
claudiu@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M Univeristy, Center for irradiation of Materials, Normal, Alabama, United States
Daryush Ila
Affiliation:
ila@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M Univeristy, Center for irradiation of Materials, Normal, Alabama, United States
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Abstract

The TRISO fuel has been used in some of the Generation IV nuclear reactor designs [1,2]. It consists of a fuel kernel of UOx coated with several layers of materials with different functions. Pyrolytic carbon (PyC) is one of the materials in the layers. In this study we investigate the possibility of using Glassy Polymeric Carbon (GPC) as an alternative to PyC. In this work, we are comparing the changes in physical and microstructure properties of GPC after exposure to irradiation fluence of 5 MeV Au equivalent to a 1 displacement per atom (dpa) at samples prepared at 1000, 1500 and 2000°C. The GPC material is manufactured and tested at the Center for Irradiation Materials (CIM) at Alabama A&M University. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy were used for the analysis.

Keywords

transmission electron microscopy (TEM)x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)Raman spectroscopy
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1215: Symposium V – Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy , 2009 , 1215-V16-26
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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