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Simulation and study of the milling parameters on CuFeTaTiW multicomponent alloy
Martins, Ricardo; Gonçalves, António Pereira; Correia, J.B.; Galatanu, Andrei; Alves, E.; Dias, MartaABSTRACT: The CuFeTaTiW multicomponent alloy has been devised as an interlayer thermal barrier in nuclear fusion re-actors. In order to predict the phase constitution of this alloy, two different lines of work were performed: (a) simulation using Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo and (b) study of the influence of mechanical alloying parameters on the structures formed. The simulation results show that the most...
Simulation, Structural, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of the FeTiTaVW High ...
Martins, Ricardo; Gonçalves, António Pereira; Correia, J.B.; Galatanu, Andrei; Alves, E.; Tejado, Elena; Pastor, Jose Ygnacio; Dias, MartaABSTRACT: Developing new materials to be applied in extreme environments is an opportunity and a challenge for the future. High entropy alloys are new materials that seem promising approaches to work in nuclear fusion reactors. In this work, FeTaTiVW high entropy alloys were developed and characterized with Molecular Dynamic and Hybrid Molecular Dynamic Monte Carlo simulations. The simulation results show that ...
Combining x-ray real and reciprocal space mapping techniques to explore the epi...
Magalhaes, S.; Cabaco, J. S.; Concepcion, O.; Buca, D.; Stachowicz, M.; Oliveira, F.; Cerqueira, M. F.; Lorenz, K.; Alves, E.In the present work, the importance of determining the strain states of semiconductor compounds with high accuracy is demonstrated. For the matter in question, new software titled LAPAs, the acronym for LAttice PArameters is presented. The lattice parameters as well as the chemical composition of Al1-xInxN and Ge1-xSnx compounds grown on top of GaN- and Ge-buffered c-Al2O3 and (001) oriented Si substrates, resp...
Hybrid molecular dynamic Monte Carlo simulation and experimental production of ...
Dias, Marta; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Gonçalves, António Pereira; Alves, E.; Correia, J.B.ABSTRACT: High-entropy alloys are a class of materials intensely studied in the last years due to their innovative properties. Their unconventional compositions and chemical structures hold promise for achieving unprecedented combinations of mechanical properties. The Cu-Fe-Ni-Mo-W multicomponent alloy was studied using a combination of simulation and experimental production to test the possibility of formation...
Behavior of Cu-Y2O3 and CuCrZr-Y2O3 composites before and after irradiation
Martins, Ricardo; Antão, Francisco; Correia, J.B.; Tejado, Elena; Pastor, Jose Ygnacio; Galatanu, Andrei; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Alves, E.ABSTRACT: The Cu-Y2O3 and CuCrZr-Y2O3 materials have been devised as thermal barriers in nuclear fusion reactors. It is expected that in the nuclear environments, the materials should be working on extreme conditions of irradiation. In this work the Cu-Y2O3 and CuCrZr-Y2O3 were prepared and then irradiated in order to understand the surface irradiation resistance of the material. The composites were prepared in...
Confronting Vegard's rule in Ge1-x Sn (x) epilayers: from fundamentals to the e...
Magalhaes, S.; Dias, M.; Nunes, B.; Oliveira, F.; Cerqueira, M. F.; Alves, E.Comprehensive and systematic study challenging the application of Vegard's rule to germanium tin solid solutions grown on germanium buffer layers and 100 silicon substrates is presented. The binary's lattice parameters, composition and respective uncertainties are determined through x-ray diffraction via reciprocal space mapping technique employing newly developed software. The tin content is confirmed by Ruthe...
Improvement of Mechanical Properties with Non-Equimolar CrNbTaVW High Entropy A...
Antão, Francisco; Martins, Ricardo; Correia, J.B.; Silva, R.C. da; Gonçalves, António Pereira; Tejado, Elena; Pastor, Jose Ygnacio; Alves, E.ABSTRACT: CrNbTaVWx with (x = 1 and 1.7) high entropy alloys have been devised for thermal barriers between the plasma-facing tungsten tiles and the copper-based heat sink in the first wall of fusion nuclear reactors. These novel materials were prepared by ball milling and consolidated by Upgrade Field Assisted Sintering Technology at 1873 K under an applied pressure of 90 MPa for 10 min. In this work, the stru...
Damage threshold of CuCrFeTiV high entropy alloys for nuclear fusion reactors
Dias, Marta; Magalhães, S.; Antão, Francisco; Silva, R.C. da; Gonçalves, António Pereira; Carvalho, Patricia Almeida; Correia, J.B.; Galatanu, AndreiABSTRACT: A CuCrFeTiV high entropy alloy was prepared and irradiated with swift heavy ions in order to check its adequacy for use as a thermal barrier in future nuclear fusion reactors. The alloy was prepared from the elemental powders by ball milling, followed by consolidation by spark plasma sintering at 1178 K and 65 MPa. The samples were then irradiated at room temperature with 300 keV Ar+ ions with fluence...
Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genet...
Schiavo, G.; Bovo, S.; Muñoz, M.; Ribani, A.; Alves, E.; Araújo, Pedro Araújo; Bozzi, R.; Candek-Potokar, M.; Charneca, R.; Fernandez, A. I.; Gallo, M.ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion of genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of inbreeding. Frequent common ROHs within the same population define ROH islands and indicate hotspots of selection. In this work, we investigated ROHs in a total of 1131 pigs from 20 European local pig breeds and in three cosmopolitan breeds, ...
Describing variability in pig (Sus scrofa) genes coding for receptors and primi...
Bovo, S.; Schiavo, G.; Ribani, A.; Utzeri, V.J.; Taurisano, V.; Ballana, M.; Muñoz, M.; Alves, E.; Araújo, J.P.; Bozzi, R.; Charneca, R.; Di Palma, F.Coronaviruses silently circulate in human and animal populations, causing mild to severe diseases. Therefore, livestock are important components of a “One Health” perspective aimed to control these viral infections. However, at present there is no example that considers pig genetic resources in this context. In this study, we investigated the variability of four genes (ACE2, ANPEP and DPP4 encoding for host rec...