TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of phase-field modeling to irradiation effects in materials
AU - Millett, Paul C.
AU - Tonks, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge collaborations with Dieter Wolf and Anter El-Azab, and insightful conversations with Roger Stoller. Financial support from Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (DOE-NE-NEAMS) and INL LDRD are gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - This paper summarizes the recent advances in phase-field modeling in the field of radiation materials science. Conventional phase-field equations are first presented for the thermodynamic and kinetic description of irradiation-induced defects. Results of homogeneous and heterogeneous void and gas bubble evolution are then discussed, including gas bubble nucleation and growth, internal bubble gas density fluctuations, void lattice formation, and intergranular bubble dynamics. Finally, future directions for phase-field modeling in this field are addressed, with the intention of highlighting areas that require focused consideration that are necessary for the continued improvement and applicability of the method for radiation problems.
AB - This paper summarizes the recent advances in phase-field modeling in the field of radiation materials science. Conventional phase-field equations are first presented for the thermodynamic and kinetic description of irradiation-induced defects. Results of homogeneous and heterogeneous void and gas bubble evolution are then discussed, including gas bubble nucleation and growth, internal bubble gas density fluctuations, void lattice formation, and intergranular bubble dynamics. Finally, future directions for phase-field modeling in this field are addressed, with the intention of highlighting areas that require focused consideration that are necessary for the continued improvement and applicability of the method for radiation problems.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cossms.2010.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cossms.2010.10.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955636941
SN - 1359-0286
VL - 15
SP - 125
EP - 133
JO - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
JF - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
IS - 3
ER -