Thermal conductivity reduction in (Zr0.25Ta0.25Nb0.25Ti0.25)C high entropy carbide from extrinsic lattice defects

Cody A. Dennett, Zilong Hua, Eric Lang, Fei Wang, Bai Cui

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Abstract

High entropy carbides ceramics with randomly-distributed multiple principal cations have shown high temperature stability, low thermal conductivity, and possible radiation tolerance. While chemical disorder has been shown to suppress thermal conductivity in these materials, little investigation has been made on the effects of additional, extrinsically-generated structural defects on thermal transport. Here, (Zr (Formula presented.) Ta (Formula presented.) Nb (Formula presented.) Ti (Formula presented.))C is exposed to Zr ions to generate a micron-scale, structural-defect-bearing layer. The reduction in lattice thermal transport is measured using laser thermoreflectance. Conductivity changes from different implantation temperatures suggest dislocation loops contribute little to phonon scattering while nanoscale defects serve as effective scatterers, offering a pathway for thermal engineering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)611-617
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Research Letters
Volume10
Issue number9
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - May 25 2022

Keywords

  • High entropy ceramic
  • defects
  • thermal transport

INL Publication Number

  • INL/JOU-21-65288
  • 105244

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