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Helium-induced damage in U3Si5 by first-principles studies

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Wang, Yibo; Peng, Zhenbo; Qiu, Nianxiang; He, Heming; Pan, Rongjian; Wu, Lu; Huang, Qing; Du, Shiyu
刊名RSC ADVANCES
出版日期2021
卷号11期号:43页码:26920-26927
关键词TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS FISSION-GAS BEHAVIOR ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURES STRUCTURAL STABILITY DIFFUSION
英文摘要Uranium silicide U3Si5 has been explored as an advanced nuclear fuel component for light water reactor to enhance the accident tolerance. In this paper, in order to understand the fuel performance of U3Si5, the primary point defects, secondary point defects, and the dissolution of He gas were studied by first-principles methods. Compared with U atoms and another type of Si-2 atoms, Si-1 atoms far from intrinsic Si vacancies are more likely to form point defects, implying that Si vacancies are prone to form separate single vacancies rather than vacancy clusters in the initial stage. From the calculated anti-site defect energies, it can be predicted that non-stoichiometric U-rich phase of U3Si5 are more likely to be formed than Si-rich phase, which are consistent with the chemical analysis of experimentally sintered Si-lean U3Si5 sample. It can be found that a single He atom favors residence in the interstitial site in the U layer directly above/below the intrinsic vacancy. It can also be seen that Vac-U, Vac-Si-1, and Vac-Si-2 vacancies can energetically accommodate up to 4, 0, and 3 He atoms, respectively. The formation of secondary vacancy defects is strongly dependent on the helium concentration. The current results show that the He-filled vacancy can promote the formation of adjacent secondary vacancy, leading to the formation of gas bubbles. This work may provide theoretical insights into the He irradiation-induced damage in U3Si5 as well as provide valuable clues for improving the design of the UN-U3Si5 composite fuel.
源URL[http://ir.nimte.ac.cn/handle/174433/21649]  
专题中国科学院宁波材料技术与工程研究所
2021专题_期刊论文
作者单位1.Qiu, NAX
2.Du, SY (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Engn Lab Nucl Energy Mat, Ningbo Inst Mat Technol & Engn, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang, Peoples R China.
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Wang, Yibo,Peng, Zhenbo,Qiu, Nianxiang,et al. Helium-induced damage in U3Si5 by first-principles studies[J]. RSC ADVANCES,2021,11(43):26920-26927.
APA Wang, Yibo.,Peng, Zhenbo.,Qiu, Nianxiang.,He, Heming.,Pan, Rongjian.,...&Du, Shiyu.(2021).Helium-induced damage in U3Si5 by first-principles studies.RSC ADVANCES,11(43),26920-26927.
MLA Wang, Yibo,et al."Helium-induced damage in U3Si5 by first-principles studies".RSC ADVANCES 11.43(2021):26920-26927.

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