Surface morphology and mechanical properties changes induced in Ti3InC2 (M3AX2) thin nanocrystalline films by irradiation of 100 keV Ne+ ions

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Alternative codes found

RIV/61389005:_____/21:00547004 RIV/60461373:22310/21:43922534 RIV/68407700:21110/21:00356193

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127775" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127775</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127775" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127775</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Surface morphology and mechanical properties changes induced in Ti3InC2 (M3AX2) thin nanocrystalline films by irradiation of 100 keV Ne+ ions

Original language description

We report on the structure of the Ti3InC2 (M3AX2) thin nanocrystalline films (TNCFs) produced by ion beam sputtering of the Ti, In, and C targets with subsequent thermal annealing, and irradiation by 100 keV Ne+ ions with two different fluences of 1 · 1014 cm−2 and 1 · 1016 cm−2. The Ti3InC2 TNCFs were characterized by a set of microscopic techniques (AFM, STEM/EDS, and HRTEM) as well ion beam analytical methods RBS and NRA. The STEM/EDS analysis revealed that the structure and chemical composition of the Ti3InC2 TNCF remained intact after irradiation with the lower fluence of 1 · 1014 cm−2 Ne+. However, a significant morphological instability was observed after irradiation with the higher fluence of 1 · 1016 cm−2 Ne+. The simulation of the nanobeam electron diffraction (NBED) patterns by using CrystalMaker code has pointed at the existence of new ε-Ti2C0.06 (MXene) structures and separation of Indium (In) from the Ti3InC2 matrix. The analysis by nanoindentation showed that the irradiated Ti3InC2 TNCFs exhibited promising mechanical properties considering Young's modulus and hardness even for the locally disordered structure. M3AX2 TNCFs are a new type of 2D materials designed for applications in extreme environments, such as nuclear facilities with intensive radiation fields. However, the research is still in its infancy and requires further study on the synthesis of high-quality, dense, and homogeneous M3AX2 TNCFs. This work is an initial study related to the radiation resistance of Ti3InC2 TNCFs.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10402 - Inorganic and nuclear chemistry

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA18-21677S" target="_blank" >GA18-21677S: Microstructural analysis of MAX and MXene nanolaminates with high radiation resistance</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Surface and Coatings Technology

ISSN

0257-8972

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

426

Issue of the periodical within the volume

NOV

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

127775

UT code for WoS article

000710726700009

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85116885169