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The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion

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The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion. / Bell, B.D.C.; Murphy, S.T.; Grimes, R.W. et al.
In: Corrosion Science, Vol. 141, 15.08.2018, p. 14-17.

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Bell, BDC, Murphy, ST, Grimes, RW & Wenman, MR 2018, 'The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion', Corrosion Science, vol. 141, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.06.020

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Bell, B. D. C., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W., & Wenman, M. R. (2018). The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion. Corrosion Science, 141, 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.06.020

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Bell BDC, Murphy ST, Grimes RW, Wenman MR. The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion. Corrosion Science. 2018 Aug 15;141:14-17. Epub 2018 Jun 20. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.06.020

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Bell, B.D.C. ; Murphy, S.T. ; Grimes, R.W. et al. / The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion. In: Corrosion Science. 2018 ; Vol. 141. pp. 14-17.

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title = "The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion",
abstract = "Density functional theory simulations were used to study Sn defect clusters in the oxide layer of Zr-alloys. Clustering was shown to play a key role in the accommodation of Sn in ZrO2, with the {SnZr:VO}× bound defect cluster dominant at all oxygen partial pressures below 10-20 atm, above which Sn Zr × is preferred. {SnZr:VO}× is predicted to increase the tetragonal phase fraction in the oxide layer, due to the elevated oxygen vacancy concentration. As corrosion progresses, the transition to Sn Zr × , and resultant destabilisation of the tetragonal phase, is proposed as a possible explanation for the early first transition observed in Sn-containing Zr-Nb alloys.",
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N2 - Density functional theory simulations were used to study Sn defect clusters in the oxide layer of Zr-alloys. Clustering was shown to play a key role in the accommodation of Sn in ZrO2, with the {SnZr:VO}× bound defect cluster dominant at all oxygen partial pressures below 10-20 atm, above which Sn Zr × is preferred. {SnZr:VO}× is predicted to increase the tetragonal phase fraction in the oxide layer, due to the elevated oxygen vacancy concentration. As corrosion progresses, the transition to Sn Zr × , and resultant destabilisation of the tetragonal phase, is proposed as a possible explanation for the early first transition observed in Sn-containing Zr-Nb alloys.

AB - Density functional theory simulations were used to study Sn defect clusters in the oxide layer of Zr-alloys. Clustering was shown to play a key role in the accommodation of Sn in ZrO2, with the {SnZr:VO}× bound defect cluster dominant at all oxygen partial pressures below 10-20 atm, above which Sn Zr × is preferred. {SnZr:VO}× is predicted to increase the tetragonal phase fraction in the oxide layer, due to the elevated oxygen vacancy concentration. As corrosion progresses, the transition to Sn Zr × , and resultant destabilisation of the tetragonal phase, is proposed as a possible explanation for the early first transition observed in Sn-containing Zr-Nb alloys.

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KW - Zirconium

KW - Niobium

KW - Corrosion

KW - Hydrogen pick-up

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