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Microstructure evolution of iron precipitates in (Fe, He)-irradiated 6H-SiC: A combined TEM and multiscale modeling

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Microstructure of radiation-induced Iron phases were investigated in a 6H-SiC subjected to Iron and Helium bombardment with a damage level of 8 dpa. The microstructural evolution before and after annealing was investigated by combining transmission electron microscopy (TEM, STEM-EDS), automated crystal phase and orientation imaging (ACOM-TEM), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), and atomic scale simulations. The irradiation amorphized the entire damaged layer which contains an embedded band of He bubbles located at peak damage concentration. After annealing, the amorphous layer recrystallized into a polycrystalline 6H-SiC where the Fe profile significantly changed to form Fe-rich clusters. ACOM-TEM reveals the formation of large cubic FeSi clusters and small bcc-Fe precipitates located at the 6H-SiC grain boundaries. The type and size distribution of the precipitates greatly depend on the Fe profile. Fe-Si compounds form around the Fe peak concentration, while, bcc Fe precipitates tend to be more homogeneously distributed. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the formation of Fe dimers and trimers in the 1st nearest neighbor is energetically favorable. A combined Monte Carlo/Classical molecular dynamic (MMC/MD) technique reveals that the Fe atoms prefer to form large clusters in accordance with experimental results. MD annealing simulations reveal the formation of stable bcc Fe at high temperatures. The phase transition starts at the cluster-matrix interface around 620 K and the cluster is fully transformed at 700 K.

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Research Journal
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Research Pages
154543
Research Publisher
ElSEVIER
Research Rank
Q1
Research Website
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311523003100
Research Year
2023

Sustainable utilization of calcined sugarcane mud waste as nanofiller for fine paper production

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Research Authors
Youssef Abdelatif, Abdel‑Aal M. Gaber, Abd El‑Aziz S. Fouda, Tarek Elsokkary
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Research Department
Research Journal
Springer
Research Year
2022

A comparative study of the toxic effect of ZIF-8 and ZIF-L on the colonization and decomposition of shaded outdoor mice carrions by arthropods

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Research Authors
Fatma El‑ZahraaA.Abd El‑Aziz , Noha Esmael Ebrahem & Hani NasserAbdelhamid
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Scientific Reports
Research Pages
1-10
Research Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Research Rank
دولي
Research Vol
1
Research Year
2022

Influential role of CdS film thickness in improving CdS/CdTe junction performance for solar cells: structural, optical, and electrical characterizations

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Research Authors
Essam R Shaaban, Mohamed A Osman, Ali A Osman, Marwa M Sayed, Kamal I Aly
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Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Research Year
2022

Synthesis, physico-chemical characterization, and environmental applications of meso porous crosslinked poly (azomethine-sulfone) s

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Research Authors
Marwa M Sayed, Mohamed Abdel-Hakim, Mahmoud H Mahross, Kamal I Aly
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Scientific Reports
Research Member
Research Pages
12878
Research Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK
Research Vol
12
Research Year
2022

Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion Properties of Volatile Organic Compound-Producing Antagonistic Trichoderma spp.

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Research Authors
Jin Ho Joo, Khalid Abdallah Hussein
Research Date
Research Journal
Frontiers in Plant Science
Research Pages
897668
Research Publisher
www.frontiersin.org
Research Vol
13
Research Year
2022

Friedel-Crafts chemistry. Part 60. Concise constructions of bridged polycycles of indanes, pyrido[3,2,1- jk]carbazoles and pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazines via Friedel-Crafts ring closures

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Research Authors
Ali A. Khalaf, Aboel Magd A. Abdel Wahab, Hassan A. K. Abd El-Aal, and Yousra M. Nabil
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Research Department
Research Journal
Arkivoc
Research Year
2023

Diversity-oriented synthesis of benzo[b]thiophenes fused to medium-sized N-heterocycles via Friedel–Crafts cyclization processes

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Research Authors
Hassan A. K. Abd El-Aal
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Research Department
Research Journal
Arkivoc
Research Year
2023

Silurian-Holocene tectonostratigraphy of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Research Authors
Jabir, M.A., Ali, M.Y., Abdelmaksoud, A., Morad, S., Decarlis, A.
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Marine and Petroleum Geology
Research Pages
106279
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Rank
Q1
Research Vol
153
Research Website
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106279
Research Year
2023

Basement morphology of the fold-and-thrust belt and foreland basin of the United Arab Emirates: Evidence for thick-skinned tectonics in the northern Oman-UAE Mountains

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Abdelmaksoud, A., Ali, M.Y., Geng, M. , Saibi, H.
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Research Department
Research Journal
Tectonophysics
Research Pages
229838
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Rank
Q1
Research Vol
856
Research Website
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229838
Research Year
2023
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