Mössbauer and X-ray Studies of Radiation-Induced Processes in Nb–Zr Alloys Implanted with 57Fe Ions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
Sample | Singlet, Ions | Doublet 1, Ions | Doublet 2, Ions |
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A0 | 2.30 × 1016 | 2.70 × 1016 | |
A1 | 2.80 × 1016 | 2.05 × 1016 | 0.15 × 1016 |
A2 | 2.65 × 1016 | 1.95 × 1016 | 0.40 × 1016 |
A3 | 2.50 × 1016 | 1.80 × 1016 | 0.70 × 1016 |
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Singlet | Doublet 1 | Doublet 2 | ||||||||
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δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | δ, mm/s | Δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | δ, mm/s | Δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | |
A0 | −0.026 | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 46 ± 2 | −0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 54 ± 2 | ||||
A1 | −0.026 | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 59 ± 2 | −0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.65 ± 0.01 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 38 ± 2 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.81 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 3 ± 2 |
A2 | −0.026 | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 50 ± 2 | −0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.64 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.02 | 43 ± 2 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 7 ± 2 |
A3 | −0.026 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 45 ± 2 | −0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 41 ± 1 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 14 ± 2 |
Sample | Singlet | Doublet 1 | Doublet 2 | ||||||||
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δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | δ, mm/s | Δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | δ, mm/s | Δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | |
A0 | −0.026 | 0.60 ± 0.04 | 100 | ||||||||
A1 | −0.026 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 94 ± 3 | −0.20 ± 0.02 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 6 ± 3 | ||||
A2 | −0.026 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 34 ± 2 | −0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.54 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.03 | 36 ± 3 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 0.65 ± 0.02 | 30 ± 4 |
A3 | −0.026 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 32 ± 2 | −0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 41 ± 1 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 27 ± 3 |
Sample | a, (Å) |
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A1 | 3.303 |
A2 | 3.298 |
A3 | 3.280 |
Sample | Singlet | Doublet | |||||
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δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | δ, mm/s | Δ, mm/s | W, mm/s | I, % | |
MS | −0.026 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 23 ± 1 | −0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 77 ± 1 |
CEMS | −0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 100 |
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Vereshchak, M.; Manakova, I.; Shokanov, A. Mössbauer and X-ray Studies of Radiation-Induced Processes in Nb–Zr Alloys Implanted with 57Fe Ions. Materials 2023, 16, 3813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103813
Vereshchak M, Manakova I, Shokanov A. Mössbauer and X-ray Studies of Radiation-Induced Processes in Nb–Zr Alloys Implanted with 57Fe Ions. Materials. 2023; 16(10):3813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103813
Chicago/Turabian StyleVereshchak, Mikhail, Irina Manakova, and Adilkhan Shokanov. 2023. "Mössbauer and X-ray Studies of Radiation-Induced Processes in Nb–Zr Alloys Implanted with 57Fe Ions" Materials 16, no. 10: 3813. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103813