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arxiv: 2605.17726 · v1 · pith:EFJPJSWSnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Thermal Transport in Defective Uranium Nitride: Effects of Point Defects, Anharmonicity, and Electronic Contributions

Beihan Chen , Marat Khafizov , Zilong Hua , David H. Hurley , Miaomiao Jin This is my paper

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Point defects reduce thermal conductivity in uranium nitride most for uranium interstitials, with electronic contributions dominating above 600 K.

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The paper examines the effects of point defects on thermal transport in uranium nitride using machine learning interatomic potentials combined with Green-Kubo and normal mode analysis methods from 300 to 1500 K. It establishes that four-phonon scattering is essential for capturing anharmonic phonon transport in the pristine crystal. All point defects lower thermal conductivity at low temperatures, with interstitial uranium producing the strongest and broadest scattering due to local strain effects that create new phonon states. When electronic contributions are included via a semiclassical electron-defect scattering model, the calculated total conductivity matches experiment in the pure material and electronic transport dominates above 600 K. In defective systems the degradation follows the order uranium interstitial, uranium vacancy, nitrogen interstitial, and nitrogen vacancy, while electron-phonon coupling becomes negligible.

Core claim

In pristine uranium nitride, temperature-dependent lattice thermal conductivity calculations show that four-phonon scattering is essential yet sufficient to capture high-temperature anharmonic phonon transport, and the total thermal conductivity that incorporates electron-phonon coupling plus an estimated electronic contribution agrees closely with experiment, with electronic contributions dominating above 600 K. In defective systems, defect-electron contributions introduced through a semiclassical scattering model produce a conductivity degradation that follows the order IU, VU, IN, and VN, with electron-phonon coupling becoming negligible.

What carries the argument

Machine learning interatomic potential combined with Green-Kubo molecular dynamics and normal mode analysis for phonon transport, extended by a semiclassical electron-defect scattering model for the electronic thermal conductivity contribution.

Load-bearing premise

The machine learning interatomic potential accurately captures anharmonic phonon interactions and defect-induced local strain effects in both pristine and defective uranium nitride.

What would settle it

Thermal conductivity measurements on uranium nitride samples containing controlled concentrations of uranium interstitials that fail to show the strongest conductivity reduction or that show no electronic dominance above 600 K in the pristine material would falsify the central claims.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.17726 by Beihan Chen, David H. Hurley, Marat Khafizov, Miaomiao Jin, Zilong Hua.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: κL−ph of pristine UN calculated using the GK and NMA methods, compared with ShengBTE results considering four-phonon scattering from previous work16 using the same MLIP, NEMD results using ADP31, Phono3py results based on DFT calculations31, and ShengBTE results based on DFT calculations considering only three-phonon scattering20 . Table I. Fitted parameters in Eq. 16 for pristine UN. The parameters A, B, … view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: κL−ph for pristine and defective UN (0.46%) obtained from the (a) GK and (b) NMA method from 300 K to 1500 K in increments of 200 K. fective systems66. In the NMA framework, relaxation times are derived by fitting the temporal decay of modal energy autocorrelation functions (or the frequency-domain linewidth of the spec￾tral energy density). However, the introduction of defects causes fast attenuated autoc… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: (a) Phonon scattering rates (τ −1 ph ) of pristine UN at 300 K and 1500 K. (b) Optical phonon contributions to κL−ph in pristine UN and defect-containing UN systems. (c–f) Comparison of τ −1 ph at 300 K between pristine UN and UN containing N containing a 0.46 % concentration of specific point defects: (c) IU, (d) VU, (e) IN, and (f) VN, respectively. All τ −1 ph were calculated from the NMA method with re… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: (a) κtotal, κL−ph, κe, and κL calculated in this work for pristine UN, compared with experimental data from Takahashi et al.12 and previously reported κtotal values from Galvin et al.31, where electron– phonon coupling was not included. (b) κtotal for pristine UN and UN containing 0.46% point defects: IU, IN, VU, and VN. The electronic thermal conductivity κe is estimated from the Wiedemann–Franz law combi… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: κtotal, κL−ph, κL (left y-axis) and κL−ph-κL (right y-axis) for UN containing 0.46% point defects as a function of temperature: (a) IU, (b) IN, (c) VU, and (d) VN, respectively. cross section is approximated as a geometric quantity, Acs = πr 2 , derived from the atomic ra￾dius48; this treats the defect as a hard-sphere scatterer whose strength is set by atomic size rather than by the matrix elements betwee… view at source ↗
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The impact of point defects on thermal transport in uranium nitride (UN) is investigated using a MLIP combined with Green-Kubo (GK) and normal mode analysis (NMA) methods over 300-1500 K. In pristine UN, temperature-dependent calculations of lattice thermal conductivity reveal that four-phonon scattering is essential yet sufficient to accurately capture high temperature anharmonic phonon transport, as evidenced by close agreement between GK and ShengBTE calculations including three- and four-phonon processes. In defective systems, all types of point defects significantly reduce thermal conductivity at low temperature. Mode-resolved analysis further shows that interstitial defects introduce new phonon states due to a stronger local strain effect. Notably, the uranium interstitial leads to strong defect-phonon scattering over broad phonon spectrum, while the other point defects produce more selective scattering, with even reduced phonon scattering for some acoustic modes. The optical contribution to thermal conductivity remains nearly constant in the presence of IU, but decreases with increasing temperature for pristine and the other defect types. The total thermal conductivity, incorporating electron-phonon coupling and an estimated electronic contribution, yields excellent agreement with experiment in the pristine system, with electronic contributions dominating thermal transport above 600 K. Moreover, with defect-electron contribution introduced through a semiclassical electron-defect scattering model, it is found that (i) the total conductivity degradation follows IU, VU, IN, and VN in descending order, and (ii) electron-phonon coupling becomes negligible in defective systems. These results provide a unified understanding of defect-dependent thermal transport in UN.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript investigates thermal transport in uranium nitride (UN) with and without point defects (IU, VU, IN, VN) using a machine learning interatomic potential (MLIP) combined with Green-Kubo (GK) and normal mode analysis (NMA) over 300-1500 K. In the pristine case, four-phonon scattering is shown to be essential for high-temperature anharmonicity, with GK results agreeing with ShengBTE and experiment when electron-phonon coupling and electronic contributions are included. In defective systems, interstitials (especially IU) introduce new phonon states via stronger local strain and cause broadband defect-phonon scattering, while other defects are more selective; the total conductivity (lattice plus estimated electronic) degrades in the order IU > VU > IN > VN, and electron-phonon coupling becomes negligible once defects are present via a semiclassical electron-defect scattering model.

Significance. If the MLIP results for defective configurations hold, the work provides a useful unified picture of defect-dependent phonon scattering and the crossover to electron-dominated transport in UN, a material relevant to nuclear fuels. The pristine-case agreement with experiment and ShengBTE (including four-phonon processes) and the mode-resolved identification of broadband vs. selective scattering are strengths. The incorporation of both lattice and electronic channels is a positive step, though the ad-hoc nature of the electron-defect model limits immediate predictive power.

major comments (2)
  1. [Defective systems / mode-resolved analysis] Defective-systems section (mode-resolved analysis and conductivity degradation ordering): The headline result that conductivity degradation follows IU > VU > IN > VN and that electron-phonon coupling becomes negligible rests on GK and NMA calculations performed with the MLIP in defective supercells. No cross-validation of the MLIP against DFT forces, energies, or phonon spectra is reported for the defective configurations (in contrast to the pristine GK-vs-ShengBTE comparison). If the MLIP misrepresents local strain or the new interstitial phonon states, both the lattice conductivity values and the relative weight of the semiclassical electron-defect term shift, directly affecting the reported ordering and the negligibility claim.
  2. [Total thermal conductivity with electronic contributions] Electronic contribution and semiclassical electron-defect model: The semiclassical electron-defect scattering model is introduced without shown independent calibration or validation against measured conductivity in defective UN. The model parameters appear among the free parameters, and the axiom that it correctly augments the lattice term is not tested separately; this underpins the conclusion that electron-phonon coupling can be ignored in defective systems.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract / Methods] The abstract and methods description omit details on the MLIP training-set composition, the specific defect concentrations simulated, and error bars on the reported conductivity values.
  2. [Throughout] Notation for the four defect types (IU, VU, IN, VN) should be defined explicitly at first use and used consistently in all figures and tables.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript, positive assessment of its significance, and constructive comments. We address each major comment below and outline revisions that will strengthen the presentation of the defective-system results and the electronic model.

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  1. Referee: [Defective systems / mode-resolved analysis] Defective-systems section (mode-resolved analysis and conductivity degradation ordering): The headline result that conductivity degradation follows IU > VU > IN > VN and that electron-phonon coupling becomes negligible rests on GK and NMA calculations performed with the MLIP in defective supercells. No cross-validation of the MLIP against DFT forces, energies, or phonon spectra is reported for the defective configurations (in contrast to the pristine GK-vs-ShengBTE comparison). If the MLIP misrepresents local strain or the new interstitial phonon states, both the lattice conductivity values and the relative weight of the semiclassical electron-defect term shift, directly affecting the reported ordering and the negligibility claim.

    Authors: We agree that explicit cross-validation of the MLIP on defective configurations would increase confidence in the mode-resolved scattering results and the reported conductivity ordering. The MLIP training set does include defective UN structures generated from DFT, and the potential reproduces the local strain fields and interstitial-induced phonon states in the training data. Nevertheless, we did not report separate DFT benchmarks for the specific supercells used in the GK/NMA runs. In the revised manuscript we will add an appendix containing (i) force and energy errors on held-out defective configurations, (ii) phonon dispersion comparisons for small defective cells, and (iii) a brief discussion of how these checks support the broadband versus selective scattering picture. These additions will directly address the concern without changing the main conclusions. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Total thermal conductivity with electronic contributions] Electronic contribution and semiclassical electron-defect model: The semiclassical electron-defect scattering model is introduced without shown independent calibration or validation against measured conductivity in defective UN. The model parameters appear among the free parameters, and the axiom that it correctly augments the lattice term is not tested separately; this underpins the conclusion that electron-phonon coupling can be ignored in defective systems.

    Authors: The semiclassical electron-defect scattering rate follows the standard formulation used for point-defect scattering in metals. Parameters were chosen to be consistent with the simulated defect concentrations and with literature values for similar nitrides; the model is therefore not entirely free but is anchored to these physical inputs. We acknowledge that a direct experimental benchmark for defective UN is currently unavailable. In the revision we will (i) expand the methods section with the explicit derivation and parameter table, (ii) add a sensitivity analysis showing that the conclusion of negligible electron-phonon coupling remains robust across a reasonable range of scattering strengths, and (iii) clarify that the negligibility arises because defect-induced lattice scattering lowers the lattice conductivity far below the electronic channel. These clarifications will make the modeling assumptions transparent while preserving the reported ordering of total conductivity. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; results follow from external MLIP training and standard transport calculations

full rationale

The paper trains an MLIP on external DFT data, then computes lattice thermal conductivity via Green-Kubo and normal-mode analysis in pristine and defective supercells. These steps are forward simulations whose outputs are not fitted to the reported conductivity values or defect-ordering claims. Electronic and defect-electron contributions are added via separate semiclassical estimates rather than being back-fitted or renamed as predictions. No load-bearing self-citations, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes imported from prior author work are invoked to force the IU/VU/IN/VN ordering or the negligibility of electron-phonon coupling. The derivation therefore remains independent of its target experimental comparisons and does not reduce to its inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on the transferability of the MLIP to defective structures and the adequacy of the semiclassical electron-defect model; these are domain-standard assumptions but not independently verified within the provided abstract.

free parameters (2)
  • point defect concentrations
    Specific concentrations of IU, VU, IN, and VN used in the defective simulations are not stated and function as modeling choices that affect the magnitude of conductivity reduction.
  • parameters of semiclassical electron-defect scattering model
    Fitted or chosen parameters in the model used to estimate defect-electron contributions are not reported.
axioms (3)
  • domain assumption The MLIP trained on DFT data accurately represents forces and anharmonic effects in both pristine and defective UN structures.
    Invoked for all Green-Kubo and normal mode calculations across 300-1500 K.
  • domain assumption Four-phonon scattering is essential and sufficient to capture high-temperature anharmonic phonon transport in UN.
    Supported by agreement between GK and ShengBTE in the pristine case but assumed to hold for defective cases.
  • ad hoc to paper The semiclassical electron-defect scattering model correctly augments the lattice thermal conductivity in the presence of point defects.
    Introduced to obtain the total conductivity and the reported degradation ordering.

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