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Characterization of luminescence and electron transport in corroded zirconium alloys

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Publication Date2021-01-01
JournalOSA Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2021 (AIS, FTS, HISE, SENSORS, ES)
AuthorsRicardo Vidrio, Maryam Zahedian, Hongliang Zhang, Bill Schneider, Xihong Zu
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

Nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond are used to image electron pathways in corroded zirconium alloys, with preliminary data showing unexpected luminescence from the oxidized zirconium. Our ongoing work includes identifying the origin of this luminescence.

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