Molecular dynamics simulation of phase transition by thermal spikes in monoclinic ZrO<sub>2</sub>

Zhao Zhong-Hua; Qu Guang-Hao; Yao Jia-Chi; Min Dao-Min; Zhai Peng-Fei; Liu Jie; Li Sheng-Tao

doi:10.7498/aps.70.20201861

Abstract

Owing to its excellent corrosion, radiation and high temperature resistance, ZrO₂ has been considered as a strong candidate material for inert fuel for the incineration of actinides. In this paper, a combination of thermal spike model and molecular dynamics is used to simulate the phase transition process of ZrO₂ in the nuclear radiation environment. Based on the thermal spike model, two coupled diffusion equations are established with considering the multiple physical process of energy deposition and transmission after the implantation of swift heavy ions into target material. The space-time evolution characteristics of ZrO₂ lattice temperature are obtained by solving the coupled diffusion equations numerically. Then the phase transformation of ZrO₂ form monoclinic phase to tetragonal phase under the thermal spike is investigated on an atomic scale by means of molecular dynamics. It is found that a cylindrical track with a radius of 7 nm is generated in the center of ZrO₂ after the implantation of swift heavy ion with an electronic energy loss of 30 keV·nm^–1. The lattice melts immediately in the center of track, accompanied with the coordination number of Zr decreasing from 7 to 4–6. Then at about 2 ps, the melting zone gradually turns cool and recrystallized. And in the center of the melting zone, voids begin to form and are surrounded by a highly disordered amorphous region. Meanwhile, tetragonal phase of ZrO₂, whose coordination number of Zr is 8, is formed at the periphery of the amorphous region, which is also confirmed by the XRD calculation results. As energy transfers from track center to the surround, the tetragonal region gradually develops into the whole system, accompanied with the increase of voids size. The simulation results indicate that the irradiation of ZrO₂ with swift heavy ions can lead to a transformation from the monoclinic to the tetragonal phase when the deposited electronic energy loss exceeds an effective threshold ~21 keV·nm^–1, greater than the experimental value (12 keV·nm^–1), which was mainly due to the large difference between the simulated and measured incident ion fluences and the accuracy of the force field used in the molecular dynamics.

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1.
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
2.
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

Corresponding author: Li Sheng-Tao, sli@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11690040, 11690041), and the State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, China (Grant No. SKLIPR1709)

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图 1 单斜ZrO₂原胞结构模型

Figure 1. The crystal structure of monoclinic ZrO₂.

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图 2 热峰注入靶材料示意图(S_e = 30 keV·nm^–1)

Figure 2. Diagram of thermal spike injection into target material (S_e = 30 keV·nm^–1).

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图 3 晶格温度分布曲线　(a) 不同位置晶格温度随时间演化; (b) 不同时刻晶格温度的径向分布

Figure 3. Distributions of lattice temperature: (a) Evolution of lattice temperature at different radial distances; (b) radial distribution of lattice temperature at different times.

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图 4 不同时刻ZrO₂原子结构变化. 所有原子沿热峰注入方向投影在(010)平面上

Figure 4. Atomic structure of ZrO₂ at different times. All the atoms are projected on (010) plane along the injection direction of thermal spike.

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图 5 辐照前后以及标准ZrO₂ XRD图谱

Figure 5. XRD patterns of pristine, ion-irradiated and standard ZrO₂.

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图 6 不同时刻不同配位数Zr原子空间分布. 所有原子沿离子入射方向投影在(010)平面上, 颜色不同代表配位数不同

Figure 6. Spatial distribution of Zr atoms with different coordination number at various times. All the atoms are projected on (010) plane along the injection direction of thermal spike. Different coordination numbers are distinguished by the atomic color.

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图 7 配位数随电子能损值变化

Figure 7. The change of coordination number with electronic energy loss.

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图 8 不同配位数Zr原子空间分布　(a) 电子能损值为20 keV·nm^–1; (b)电子能损值为21 keV·nm^–1. 所有原子沿离子入射方向投影在(010)平面上, 颜色不同代表配位数不同

Figure 8. Spatial distribution of Zr atoms with different coordination number: (a) S_e = 20 keV nm^–1; (b) S_e = 21 keV nm^–1. All the atoms are projected on (010) plane along the injection direction of thermal spike. Different coordination numbers are distinguished by the atomic color.

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