Effects of helium irradiation dose and temperature on the damage evolution of Ti<sub>3</sub>SiC<sub>2</sub> ceramic

Effects of helium irradiation dose and temperature on the damage evolution of Ti₃SiC₂ ceramic

Shen Hua-Hai^{1, †}, Xiang Xia², Zhang Hai-Bin¹, Zhou Xiao-Song¹, Deng Hong-Xiang^{2, ‡}, Zu Xiao-Tao²

(a) SEM image of Ti₃SiC₂ before irradiation. EDS mapping of (b) Ti and (c) Si elements from the area shown in (a). (d) XRD pattern acquired from Ti₃SiC₂ before irradiation.