Abstract
Polycrystalline Y6W1O12 samples were irradiated with 280keV Kr2+ ions to fluences up to 2×1020ions/m2 at cryogenic temperature (100K). Ion irradiation damage effects in these samples were examined using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The pristine Y6W1O12 possesses rhombohedral symmetry (structure known as the δ-phase), which is closely related to cubic fluorite structure. GIXRD and TEM observations revealed that the irradiated Y6W1O12 experiences an ordered rhombohedral to disordered cubic fluorite transformation by a displacement damage dose of ∼12 displacements per atom (dpa). At the highest experimental dose of ∼50dpa, the uppermost irradiated region was found to be partially amorphous while the buried damage region was found to contain the same fluorite structure as observed at lower dose.
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