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Structural effects in UO$_2$ thin films irradiated with fission-energy Xe ions

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Uranium dioxide thin films have been successfully grown on LSAT (Al$_{10}$La$_3$O$_{51}$Sr$_{14}$Ta$_7$) substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering. Irradiation by 92 MeV $_{129}$Xe$_{23+}$ ions to simulate fission damage that occurs within nuclear fuels caused microstructural and crystallographic changes. Initially flat and continuous thin films were produced by magnetron sputtering with a root mean square roughness of 0.35 nm determined by AFM. After irradiation, this roughness increased to 60–70 nm, with the films developing discrete microstructural features: small grains (∼3 μm), along with larger circular (up to 40 μm) and linear formations with non-uniform composition according to the SEM, AFM and EDX results. The irradiation caused significant restructuring of the UO2 films that was manifested in significant film-substrate mixing, observed through EDX analysis. Diffusion of Al from the substrate into the film in unirradiated samples was also observed.
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hal-03748323 , version 1 (21-05-2024)

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A.J. Popel, V.A. Lebedev, P.G. Martin, A.A. Shiryaev, G.I. Lampronti, et al.. Structural effects in UO$_2$ thin films irradiated with fission-energy Xe ions. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2016, 482, pp.210-217. ⟨10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.10.024⟩. ⟨hal-03748323⟩
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