Single crystals of the entire series of A2Ti2O7 (A=Sm to Lu, and Y) pyrochlore compounds were irradiated by 1-MeV Kr+ ions at temperatures from 293 to 1073 K, and the microstructure evolution, as a function of increasing radiation fluence, was characterized using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The link provided leads to the abstract only. The full article may be purchased from the American Physical Society.

Citation: Lian, J, Chen, J., Wang, L.M., Ewing, R.C., Farmer, J.M., Boatner, L.A., and Helean, K.B. "Radiation-Induced Amorphization of Rare-Earth Titanate Pyrochlores." Physical Review B. 68(13) October 2003.

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