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High pressure investigations on neutron irradiated ferroboron

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This study reports the pressure effect on structural stability of neutron irradiated ferroboron systems. Ferroboron, a mixture of boron and iron, has been found to have three phases, i.e., FeB, Fe2B and Fe3B. Studies have been conducted on single-phase Fe2B and ferroboron. Fe2B adopts tetragonal structure at ambient and undergoes structural transition to orthorombhic phase at 6 GPa. Further, Fe2B is irradiated with neutrons with a fluence of ~1017 n cm–2 and yields bulk modulus of 254 GPa, which is 16% enhancement as compared to unirradiated sample. The defects are estimated by the use of SRIM code. Total displacement per atom (dpa) in Fe2B for the irradiation fluence is found to be 5.53×10−5. The study also shows that phase transition seen in pristine Fe2B is inhibited upon neutron irradiation under pressure up to 24 GPa. Similar result was obtained on ferroboron mixture, irradiated with a neutron fluence of 8.18×1021 n cm−2 with dpa of 2.8. The irradiated sample is found to be stable up to 16 GPa.

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We are indebted to Dr S Sivakumar for his help in irradiation experiments. We are also thankful to Dr S Kalavathi for her useful suggestions. Thanks to the members of HPPS for valuable discussions. We also thank IGCAR Management for their support.

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  1. Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, HBNI, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    Anand Kumar, N R Sanjay Kumar & N V Chandra Shekar

  2. Reactor Design and Technology Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, HBNI, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    Uttiyoarnab Saha & K Devan

  3. Reactor Facilities Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, HBNI, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    E Radha

  4. Materials and Metallurgy Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, HBNI, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    C N Venkiteswaran & R Divakar

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Kumar, A., Saha, U., Radha, E. et al. High pressure investigations on neutron irradiated ferroboron. Bull Mater Sci 45, 233 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-022-02818-x

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