Solute-point defect interactions in bcc systems: Focus on first principles modelling in W and RPV steels

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 115-125

  Becquart, C S ^a,c   Domain, C ^b,c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c Lab Commun EDF CNRS Etude et Modelisation des Microstructures Pour le Vieillissement des Materiaux   (France)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Bcc metals; Density Functional Theory; Electronic structure calculation; Iron; Microstructure; Modelling; Point defect; Solute atom; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; BCC METALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; MODELLING; SOLUTE ATOMS;

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IRON; MICROSTRUCTURE; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN;

POINT DEFECTS;

EID: 84861330566     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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