Irradiation-induced crystalline to amorphous transition in intermetallic compounds. mechanisms and modeling

Abstract

An analysis of experimental observations on irradiation-induced amorphization has been used to establish a phenomenological basis for developing a theory on the atomistic mechanisms responsible for this transition. Once the mechanisms are formulated, modeling can be done using various complementary mathematical approaches, viz., rate theory, to describe the kinetics, and atomistic simulations of defective systems through static relaxations and molecular dynamics. Results of rate theory and static relaxations are summarized here.

Key Words:

• irradiation
• amorphization
• intermetallic compounds
• mechanisms
• modeling