Crystal structure of the zro phase at zirconium/zirconium oxide interfaces
- Submitting institution
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University of Oxford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 9581
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1002/adem.201400133
- Title of journal
- Advanced Engineering Materials
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- First page
- 211
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1438-1656
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1002%2Fadem.201400133&file=adem201400133-sup-0001-SuppData-S1.doc
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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8
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- A combination of first-principles structure prediction and advanced electron microscopy was used to determine the structure of the ZrO phase found at the Zr/ZrO2 interface. Zr is used for fuel cladding in nuclear reactors worldwide and undergoes severe aqueous oxidation. The ZrO phase forms during the slowest part of the corrosion cycle and determining the structure has been a great step forward in understanding the oxidation mechanism, paving the way to safer, longer lasting cladding materials. This ZrO phase is now routinely identified at the interface and this methodology is being applied to solve other materials problems.
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- Non-English
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