Research Groups

Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycles

Quad Chart for Research Group

Group Members:

Recent Publications:

  1. E.G. Fu, Jesse Carter, M. Martin, G.Q. Xie, X. Zhang, Y.Q. Wang, R. Littleton, and L. Shao, "Electron Irradiation Induced Structural Transformation in Metallic Glasses," Scripta Materialia (to be published).
  2. Wei Hua, S-D Yao, D. Wijesundera, X. Wang, W-K Chu, M. Martin, J. Carter, M. Hollander, and L. Shao, "Modeling of ion beam induced damage in Si during channelign Rutherford backscattering spectrometry analysis," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 267(5), 813-816, 2009.
  3. Jesse Carter, E.G. Fu, B.M. Dvorak, N.D. Theodore, G.Xie, D.A. Lucca, M. Martin, M. Hollander, X. Zhang, and L. Shao, "Effects of ion irradiation in metallic glasses," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B In Print. Available online 30 January 2009.
  4. Nan Li, E.G. Fu, H. Wang, A. Misra, R.G. Hoagland, J.J. Carter, Lin Shao, S.A. Maloy, and X. Zhang, "He Ion Irradiation Damage in Fe/W Nanolayer Films," Journal of Nuclear Materials In Press. Available online 14 February 2009.
  5. E.G. Fu, J. Carter, G. Swadener, A. Misrac, L. Shao, H. Wang and X. Zhang, "Size dependent enhancement of helium ion irradiation tolerance in sputtered Cu/V nanolaminates," Journal of Nuclear Materials In Press. Available online December 2008.
  6. C. Nie, Y. Zhou, W. H. Marlow, and Y. A. Hassan, "Self-diffusion coefficients of the metastable Lennard-Jones vapor," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20(41), 415105 (2008).
  7. L. Shao, Y.Q. Wang, J.G. Swadener, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, and N.D. Theodore, "Cracking in hydrogen ion-implanted Si/Si0.8Ge0.2/Si heterostructures," Applied Physics Letters 92, 061904 (2008).
  8. Z.F. Di, Y.Q. Wang, M. Nastasi, L. Shao, J.K. Lee, and N.D. Theodore, "Evidence for Ion Irradiation Induced Dislocation and Reconstruction of Si-H bonds in Hydrogen-implanted Silicon," Applied Physics Letters 93, 104103 (2008).
  9. L. Shao, P.E. Thompson, Q.Y. Chen, K.B. Ma, J.R. Liu, and Wei-Kan Chu, "High Thermal Stability of Vacancy Clusters Formed in MeV Si-self-ion-implanted Si," Applied Physics Letters 93, 041908 (2008).
  10. L.G. Jacobsohn, B.L. Bennett, R.E. Muenchausen, M. Martin, and L. Shao, "Radioluminescence investigation of ion-irradiated phosphors," AIP Conference Proceeding for 19th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Ft. Worth, Texas, 10-15 August 2008.
  11. E. P. Denadai, I. Rusakova, J. Carter, M. Martin, A. Aitkaliyeva, and L. Shao, "Defect characterization in He implanted Si," AIP Conference Proceeding for 19th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Ft. Worth, Texas, 10-15 August 2008.
  12. A. Aitkaliyeva, L. Peng, D. Saenz, M. Martin, D. Wijesundera, X. Wang, W-K Chu, and L. Shao, "A study of irradiation stability of carbon nanotubes," AIP Conference Proceeding for 19th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Ft. Worth, Texas, 10-15 August 2008.
  13. C. Nie and W. H. Marlow, "Radial density distribution of the metastable supersaturated vapor via restricted ensemble simulations," Physical Review E 78(1), 12101 (2008).
  14. Lin Shao, Z. Di, Y. Lin, Q.X. Jia, Y.Q. Wang, M. Nastasi, P.E. Thompson, N.D. Theodore, and P. Chu, "The Role of Strain in Hydrogenated Induced Cracking in Si/Si1-xGex/Si Structures," Applied Physics Letters 93, 041909 (2008).
  15. C. Nie, J. Geng, and W. Marlow , "The Free Energy of the Metastable Supersaturated Vapor Via Restricted Ensemble Simulations. II. Effects of Constraints and Comparison with Molecular Dynamics Simulations.," Journal of Chemical Physics 128(23), 234310 (2008).
  16. G. Gachon, M. Martin, J. Carter, M. Hollander, and L. Shao, "A systematic study on analysis-induced radiation damage in silicon during channeling Rutherford backscattering spectrometry analysis," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 266(10), 2466-2469 (2008).
  17. L. Zhu, J. Chan, S. McCoy, J. Gelpey, B. Guo, K. Shim, N. D. Theodore, M. Martin, J. Carter, M. Hollander, and L. Shao, "Defect Characterization ion boron implanted silicon after flash annealing," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 266(10), 2479-2482 (2008).
  18. M. Martin, P. E. Thompson, J. Carter, L. Zhu, M. Hollander, and L. Shao, "Damage creation in ion irradiated Si1-xGex/Si structures," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 266(10), 2483-2485 (2008).
  19. L. Shao, "Toward high accuracy in channeling Rutherford backscattering spectrometry analysis," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 266(6), 961-964 (2008).
  20. C. Nie, J. Geng, and W. Marlow , "Study of Thermal Properties of the Metastable Supersaturated Vapor with the Restricted Ensemble," Physica: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications 387(7), 1433-1438 (2008).
  21. C. Nie, Y. A. Hassan, and W. Marlow, "Discussion of Proposed Mechanisms of Thermal Conductivity Enhancement in Nanofluids," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51(5-6), 1342-1348 (2008).
  22. C. Nie, J. Geng, and W. Marlow , "Study of thermal properties of the metastable supersaturated vapor with the integral equation method," Journal of Chemical Physics 128(5), 054305 (2008).
  23. Z. Di, Y.Q. Wang, M. Nastasi, F. Rossi, J-K. Lee, L. Shao, P.E. Thompson, "Investigation of stress-induced (100) platelet formation and surface exfoliation in plasma hydrogenated Si," Applied Physics Letters 91(24), 244101 (2007).
  24. J. Carter, E. Fu, S.M. McDeavitt, X. Zhang, G. Xie and L. Shao, "Characterization of High Strength Alloys Formed by Ion Irradiation of Metallic Glasses," 6th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-6), Jeju Island, Korea, November 5-9 (2007).
  25. S.M. McDeavitt, A. Parkison, A.R. Totemeier, and J.J. Wegener, "Fabrication of Cermet Nuclear Fuels Designed for the Transmutation of Transuranic Isotopes," 6th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-6), Jeju Island, Korea, November 5-9 (2007).
  26. J. Carter, E. Fu, S. McDeavitt, X. Zhang, G. Xie, and L. Shao, "Characterization of High Strength Alloys Formed by Ion Irradiation of Metallic Glasses," Materials Science Forum 561-565, 1737-1740 (2007).
  27. S. McDeavitt, A. Parkison, A.R. Totemeier, and J.J. Wegener, "Fabrication of Cermet Nuclear Fuels Designed for the Transmutation of Transuranic Isotopes," Materials Science Forum 561-565, 1733-1736 (2007).
  28. C. Nie, J. Geng, and W. Marlow , "The Free Energy of the Metastable Supersaturated Vapor Via Restricted Ensemble Simulations ," Journal of Chemical Physics 127(15), 154505 (2007).
  29. Lei Zhu,, M. Martin, M. Hollander, Y.Q. Wang, Q. Chen, K. Ma, X. K. Yu, J. R. Liu, Wei-Kan Chu and Lin Shao, "Instability of junctions formed by low energy B implant and low temperature solid phase epitaxy growth," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 25(5), 1276 (2007).
  30. L.H. Ortega and S.M. McDeavitt, "Precursors for the Immobilization of Radioactive Cesium and Strontium from Spent Nuclear Fuel," Global 2007: Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Systems, Boise, ID, September 9-13 (2007).
  31. A.R. Totemeier and S.M. McDeavitt, "A Zirconium Cermet for Transuranic Isotope Storage and Burning," Global 2007: Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Systems, Boise, ID, September 9-13 (2007).
  32. R. Ghisleni, L. Shao, D.A. Lucca, V. Doan, M. Nastasi, J. Dong and A. Wehner, "Effect of heat treatment and ion irradiation on hydrid organic/inorganic sol-gel derived thin films," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 261, 708 (2007).
  33. X.K. Yu, K.B. Ma, Q.Y. Chen, X.Wang, J.Liu, W-K. Chu, L.Shao and P.E. Thompson, "Diffusion of antimony in silicon in the presence of point defects," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 261, 1146 (2007).
  34. R. Greco, A. Luce, Y.Q. Wang and L. Shao, "A technique to measure stopping power difference between channeled and nonchanneled ions in crystalline solids," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 261, 538 (2007).
  35. C. Nie and W. Marlow, "Equilibruim Adsorption of Water-like Molecules on Single Nanospheres ," Molecular Physics 105 (8), 961-966 (2007).
  36. D.A. Lucca, R. Ghisleni, M. Nastasi, L. Shao, Y. Q. Wang, J. Dong and A. Mehner, "Effects of ion implantation on the surface mechanical properties of sol-gel derived TEOS/MTES thin films," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 257, 581 (2007).
  37. R. Ghisleni, D. A. Lucca, M. Nastasi, L. Shao, Y.Q. Wang, J. Dong and A. Mehner, "Effect of electronic stopping on the irradiation-induced changes in hybrid modified silicate thin films," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 257, 577 (2007).
  38. L. Zhu, P. E. Thompson, X. Zhang, M. Hollander and L. Shao, "Displacements of Sb atoms in supersaturated Sb-doped Si layer formed by molecular beam epitaxy growth," Journal of Applied Physics 101(8), 086110 (2007).
  39. S.M. McDeavitt, Y. Xu, T.J. Downar, and A.A. Solomon, "Zirconium Matrix Cermet for a Mixed Uranium-Thorium Oxide Fuel in a SBWR," Nuclear Technology 157(1), 37-52 (2007).