Structural and phase state of ceramics based on silicon carbide irradiated with high energy krypton and xenon ions

Abstract

Due to its superior high-temperature strength, high thermal conductivity, chemical inertness, and small neutron capture cross section, silicon carbide (SiC) is suitable for use as structural components in nuclear fusion reactors, or as an encapsulating material for nuclear fuel in light water reactors and gas-cooled fission reactors, and also in radioactive nuclear waste disposals. Thus, the study of the radiation resistance of the structural-phase state and the nature of the evolution of defects in silicon carbide after simulated ion irradiation of fission fragments is a relevant task