A many-body potential approach to modelling the thermomechanical properties of actinide oxides

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Cooper, M W D ^a   Rushton, M J D ^a   Grimes, R W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

actinide oxide; atomistic simulation; embedded atom method; molecular dynamics; nuclear fuel; plutonium dioxide; thorium dioxide; uranium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84894357983     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/10/105401     Document Type: Article

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