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Thermal Stability and Irradiation Resistance of (CrFeTiTa)70W30 and VFeTiTaW Hi...
Pereira, André; Martins, Ricardo; Monteiro, Bernardo; Correia, Jose B.; Galatanu, Andrei; Catarino, Norberto; Jenus, Petra; Dias, MartaABSTRACT: Nuclear fusion is a promising energy source. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor aims to study the feasibility of tokamak-type reactors and test technologies and materials for commercial use. One major challenge is developing materials for the reactor's divertor, which supports high thermal flux. Tungsten was chosen as the plasma-facing material, while a CuCrZr alloy will be used in t...
Influence of Cr on the quaternary FeTaTiW medium entropy alloy
Martins, Ricardo; Monteiro, Bernardo; Pereira Gonçalves, Antonio; Correia, Jose B.; Galatanu, Andrei; Alves, Eduardo; Tejado, ElenaABSTRACT: The search for advanced materials has been growing, and high entropy alloys (HEAs) are emerging as promising candidates for application in the fusion domain. This work investigates the effect of Cr on the FeTaTiW medium entropy alloy to form (CrFeTaTi)70W30 high entropy alloy, comparing the experimental production and characterization with the simulation (molecular dynamics and hybrid molecular dynami...
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 ...
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...
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...
High-performance thermoelectric oxides: processing approaches and composition d...
Kovalevsky, Andrei; Constantinescu, Gabriel; Lopes, Diogo; Zakharchuk, Kiryl V.; Rasekh, Shahed; Yaremchenko, Aleksey A.; Ferreira, Nuno M.; Xie, WenjieOxide materials represent a promising alternative to traditional thermoelectrics, by providing a possibility to operate at high temperatures, resulting in a higher Carnot efficiency. Although their conversion efficiency is considerably lower, their known structural and microstructural versatility can open new horizons for thermoelectric applications. This work reviews some representative cases of engineering th...
Exploring the strategies towards enhancing the thermoelectric performance in ox...
Kovalevsky, Andrei; Constantinescu, Gabriel; Lopes, Diogo; Ferreira, Nuno M.; Zakharchuk, Kiryl; Paulino, Tiago; Zúquete, Joana; Suarez, DianaOxide materials are currently considered a promising alternative to traditional thermoelectrics. Moderate charge carrier mobility stemming from strong covalent and ionic bonding, combined with relatively high thermal conductivity, represent known disadvantages of these materials for thermoelectric applications. However, oxides offer a possibility to operate at high temperatures, resulting in a higher Carnot eff...
Enhancement of thermoelectric performance of donor-doped ZnO ceramics by involv...
Constantinescu, Gabriel; Galatanu, Andrei; Tobaldi, David; Mikhalev, Sergey; Suarez, Diana; Paulino, Tiago; Zakharchuk, Kiryl; Sergiienko, SergiiThis work explores the possibility of involving aluminothermy in processing donor-doped zinc oxide-based thermoelectrics by relying on local, strong exothermic effects developed during sintering, with a potential positive impact on the electrical and thermal transport properties. The strategy was exemplified by using aluminium as a dopant, due to its recognized ability to generate additional, available charge c...
The effects of mechanical alloying on the physical and thermal properties of Cu...
Antão, F.; Dias, Marta; Correia, J. B.; Galatanu, Andrei; Galatanu, M.; Mardolcar, U. V.; Myakush, A.; Cruz, Maria Margarida; Casaca, AntónioThe present work reports the production and key properties of the CuCrFeTiV high entropy alloy synthetized mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. The milled powders and the as-sintered samples were analysed through scanning electron microscopy, coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and particle induced X-ray emission. Magnetic properties together with electrical resistivity, thermal conduct...