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Radiation alters ceramic grain boundaries

30 Jun 2020 Isabelle Dumé
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Silicon carbide after irradiation, in which loose carbon atoms (green) move toward the boundary (dashed line) between grains of the crystalline ceramic. Courtesy: Hongliang Zhang
Grain boundaries in ceramics may not be as chemically stable as previously thought. So say researche

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