Shockwave generates < 100 > dislocation loops in bcc iron

oleh: Qing Peng, Fanjiang Meng, Yizhong Yang, Chenyang Lu, Huiqiu Deng, Lumin Wang, Suvranu De, Fei Gao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Irradiating iron introduces defects such as interstitial dislocation loops, whose exact formation mechanism remains unclear. Here, the authors use large scale molecular dynamics simulations to reveal a punch out mechanism that can directly create < 100 > interstitial dislocation loops.