Multiscale Modelling and Materials by Design of interface-controlled Radiation Damage in Crystalline Materials
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP7-NMP-2010-SMALL-4
Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
MSMT-1840/2013-310
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Multiscale Modelling and Materials by Design of interface-controlled Radiation Damage in Crystalline Materials
Annotation in Czech
Radiation damage is known to lead to materials failure and thus is of critical importance to lifetime and safety within nuclear reactors. While materials mechanical behavior under irradiation has been subject to numerous studies, the current predictive capabilities appear limited. Observations and physical models have shown that the most important damage contributions arise from point defect localization ?leading to void swelling- and creep. It was recently found that void swelling can be prevented viause of non coherent heterophase interfaces. It is very likely that other interface types may exhibit similar trends. Unfortunately, no tool is available to generally predict the effect of interface composition (monophase, heterophase) and structure (geometry, roughness) on its propensity to resist radiation damage (both via defect localization and creep). These limitations motivate the proposed study which aims at developing such tool. Given the multi-scale multi physics nature of the problem, the consortium is formed by experts in the fields of materials modeling via ab initio, molecular dynamics and continuum modeling as well as of materials characterization and processing via mechanical alloying and physical vapor deposition. The program aims at constructing a bottom-up framework allowing discovery and quantifications of materials damage mechanisms and effects on mechanical properties for novel crystalline materials with large interfacial areas. Model validation will arise through direct comparisonwith materials testing for a wide array of materials systems (metal/metal, metal/oxide, oxide/oxyde).
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
BM - Solid-state physics and magnetism
CEP - secondary branch
BH - Optics, masers and lasers
CEP - another secondary branch
BE - Theoretical physics
OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)<br>10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)<br>10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2012
Realization period - end
Aug 31, 2014
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Mar 27, 2014
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP15-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jul 2, 2015
Finance
Total approved costs
2,797 thou. CZK
Public financial support
2,797 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK