In:
Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 113, No. 18 ( 2013-05-14)
Abstract:
We modeled the solution behavior of zirconium in uranium dioxide (UO2) by using density functional theory. The Coulomb repulsion of uranium 5f elections was characterized by a spherically averaged Hubbard parameter. Our results indicate that zirconium prefers to locate at U vacancies in UO2 and presents a slight tendency to accumulate in thermodynamics. The solution energies for hcp Zr metal and monoclinic ZrO2 indicates that these two precipitates are insoluble in UO2. In perfect UO2, the band-gap opening is governed by U 5f peaks around the Fermi energy, whereas the solution of zirconium further leads to the band gap splitting owing to the introduction of zirconium 4d peaks especially at high defect concentrations.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8979
,
1089-7550
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2013
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220641-9
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3112-4
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1476463-5
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