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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Marc
dc.contributor.authorMarks, Nigel
dc.contributor.authorLumpkin, G.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:57:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:57:30Z
dc.date.created2014-06-12T20:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationRobinson, M. and Marks, N. and Lumpkin, G. 2014. Structural dependence of threshold displacement energies in rutile, anatase and brookite TiO2. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 147 (1-2): pp. 311-318.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42127
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.05.006
dc.description.abstract

Systematic molecular dynamics simulations of low energy cascades have been performed to examine how threshold displacement events are affected by changes in crystal structure. Exploiting the structural proximity of the rutile, anatase and brookite polymorphs of TiO2, a quantitative examination of defect production has been carried out including detailed defect analysis and the determination of values of the threshold displacement energy (Ed). Across all polymorphs comparable values of Ed are reported for oxygen at around 20 eV, with the value for Ti in rutile (73 ± 2 eV) significantly higher than that in brookite (34 ± 1 eV) and anatase (39 ± 1 eV). Quantifying defect formation probability as a function of Primary Knock-on Atom (PKA) energy, simulations in rutile indicate a consistent reduction in defect formation at energies higher than Ed relative to anatase and brookite. Defect cluster analysis reveals a significant proportion of di-Frenkel pairs in anatase at Ti PKA energies around Ed. These clusters, which are stabilised by the localisation of two Frenkel pairs, are associated with a recombination barrier of approximately 0.19 eV. As such, annihilation is likely under typical a experimental condition which suggests an expected increase in the measured Ti value of Ed. Identical O defect populations produced at the threshold by the O PKA in both rutile and anatase explain the comparable values of Ed. At higher O PKA energies, the commencement of defect production on both sublattices in anatase is observed in contrast to the confinement of defects to the O sublattice in rutile. The overall trends reported are consistent with in-situ irradiation experiments and thermal spike simulations, suggesting the contrasting radiation response of the polymorphs of TiO2 is apparent during the initial stages of defect production.

dc.publisherElsevier Science SA
dc.subjectRadiation damage
dc.subjectComputer modelling and simulation
dc.subjectOxides
dc.subjectMicrostructure
dc.titleStructural dependence of threshold displacement energies in rutile, anatase and brookite TiO2
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume147
dcterms.source.startPage311
dcterms.source.endPage318
dcterms.source.issn02540584
dcterms.source.titleMaterials Chemistry and Physics
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Materials Chemistry and Physics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 147, Issues 1–2, 15 September 2014, Pages 311–318. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.05.006

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