Atomic structure of nanoclusters in oxide-dispersion-strengthened steels

Nature Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 922-926

  Hirata, A ^a   Fujita, T ^a   Wen, Y R ^a   Schneibel, J H ^b   Liu, C T ^b   Chen, M W ^a,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BLANKETS; CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; NANOCLUSTERS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POINT DEFECTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE CREEP; IRRADIATION DAMAGE; LATTICE COHERENCY; NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED STEEL; SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; STRUCTURAL AFFINITIES;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 81955164185     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3150     Document Type: Article

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