Characterizing various types of defects in nuclear graphite using Raman scattering: Heat treatment, ion irradiation and polishing

Carbon

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 364-373

  Ammar, M R ^a   Galy, N ^b,c   Rouzaud, J N ^d   Toulhoat, N ^b,e   Vaudey, C E ^b   Simon, P ^a   Moncoffre, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c EDF CIDEN   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon; Defects; Graphite; Heat treatment; Ion beam irradiation; Nuclear graphite; Polishing; Raman spectroscopy; TEM

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; GRAPHITE; HEAT TREATMENT; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POLISHING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES; CARBON BASED MATERIALS; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; NUCLEAR GRAPHITE; PREPARATION PROCESS; RAMAN CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84943552718     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.07.095     Document Type: Article

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