Atomistic simulations of void migration under thermal gradient in UO2

Acta Materialia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 330-339

  Desai, Tapan G ^a   Millett, Paul ^a   Tonks, Michael ^a   Wolf, Dieter ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics simulation; Nuclear; Thermal gradient; Uranium dioxide; Void migration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PROCESS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; DOMINANT MECHANISM; EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE; FUEL ELEMENTS; LATTICE DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NUCLEAR; PHENOMENOLOGICAL EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; VOID MIGRATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; VACANCIES;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

EID: 70449130415     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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