Stability and diffusion properties of self-interstitial atoms in tungsten: A first-principles investigation

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 614-618

  Chen, Long ^a   Liu, Yuelin ^b   Zhou, Hongbo ^a   Jin, Shuo ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Lu, Guanghong ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion; First principles; Self interstitial; Stability; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

DEFECT CONFIGURATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTION THEORY; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DIFFUSION PROPERTIES; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATIONS; FORMATION ENERGIES; LOWER ENERGY BARRIERS; PLASMA FACING MATERIALS; ROTATION MODE; SELF-INTERSTITIAL; SELF-INTERSTITIAL ATOMS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MAGNETOPLASMA; TUNGSTEN;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84863717890     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4679-8     Document Type: Article

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