Role of Nanolaminated Crystal Structure on the Radiation Damage Tolerance of Ti₃SiC₂: Theoretical Investigation of Native Point Defects

Figure 2

Interstitial configurations in SiTi₂ unit (a) and in Ti₃C₂ unit (b)–(e). Letters above the Si plane in (a) are the stacking positions. Small red balls represent the positions of interstitial atoms.

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