Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-10-05
Phys. Rev. B 83, 094104 (2011) [6 pages]
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.83.094104
We extend our recently developed interatomic potentials for UO_{2} to the mixed oxide fuel system (U,Pu,Np)O_{2}. We do so by fitting against an extensive database of ab initio results as well as to experimental measurements. The applicability of these interactions to a variety of mixed environments beyond the fitting domain is also assessed. The employed formalism makes these potentials applicable across all interatomic distances without the need for any ambiguous splining to the well-established short-range Ziegler-Biersack-Littmark universal pair potential. We therefore expect these to be reliable potentials for carrying out damage simulations (and Molecular Dynamics simulations in general) in nuclear fuels of varying compositions for all relevant atomic collision energies.
de Walle Axel van
Grønbech-Jensen Niels
Jeon Byoungseon
Tiwary Pratyush
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