Multi-scale investigation of heterogeneous swift heavy ion tracks in stannate pyrochlore
Eric C. O’Quinn, Cameron L. Tracy, William F. Cureton, Ritesh Sachan, Jöerg C. Neuefeind, C. Trautmann, Maik Lang
Abstract
A multi-scale approach revealed the complex swift heavy ion track morphology in Er<sub>2</sub>Sn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> pyrochlore. Diffraction and electron microscopy probed phase transformations while neutron pair distribution function analysis elucidated short-range order.
Topics & Concepts
PyrochloreSwift heavy ionStannateNeutron diffractionSwiftPhase (matter)Atomic unitsMaterials scienceIonDiffractionCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryCrystal structureOpticsMetallurgyAstrophysicsZincQuantum mechanicsFluenceNuclear materials and radiation effectsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsRadioactive element chemistry and processing