title: Design of radiation tolerant materials via interface engineering.
abstract: A novel interface engineering strategy is proposed to simultaneously achieve superior irradiation tolerance, high strength, and high thermal stability in bulk nanolayered composites of a model face-centered-cubic (Cu)/body-centered-cubic (Nb) system. By synthesizing bulk nanolayered Cu-Nb composites containing interfaces with controlled sink efficiencies, a novel material is designed in which nearly all irradiation-induced defects are annihilated.
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
authors.forename: Weizhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Demkowicz
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mara
authors.forename: Engang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Subhasis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rollett
authors.forename: Yongqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Irene J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Beyerlein
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
keywords: interface; irradiation tolerance; nanolayered composite; sink efficiency; thermal stability