Enhanced radiation tolerance of YSZ at high temperature against swift heavy ions: key role of interplay between material microstructure and irradiation temperature

Parswajit Kalita, Santanu Ghosh, Udai B. Singh +6

Yttria stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) pellets with different crystallite sizes were irradiated with 80 MeV Ag${}^{6+}$ ions at room temperature and 1000 K to understand the role of crysta…