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Charles Henager

Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Amorphous Semiconductor Analysis using Ion Beam Tools

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The goal of this proposal is to develop new materials for high resolution, room temperature gamma radiation detection. We propose to develop high Z, high resistivity, amorphous, semiconductors to be…

Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Studies

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE), based on direct injection (DI) technology has the best potential to provide very high power density with diesel-like efficiency and very low emissions…

Accelerated Fuel-Cladding Interaction Study using Surrogate Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Exploratory Research
A Lab-level LDRD study on acceleration of fuel-cladding science is developing a miniature specimen test capability using HT-9 cladding material and ZrO2 with and without Ga doping as nuclear fuel…

Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Studies

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kyle Alvine
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose to use the world-class ion scattering facilities at EMSL to advance the understanding of the effects of high-pressure hydrogen on nanolaminate low friction coatings and piezoelectric…

Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Studies

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kyle Alvine
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose to use the unique and world-class ion scattering accelerator facilities at EMSL to continue to advance the scientific understanding of the effects of high-pressure hydrogen on…

Nanolayered, self-healing radiation resistant materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Recent discovery and research indicate that materials can be hardened against radiation damage by building nanolayered structures with an optimized layer thickness to increase point defect…

Nanolayered, Self-healing Radiation Shielding Foils

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Theva Thevuthasan
Recent discovery and research indicate that materials can be hardened against radiation damage by building nanolayered structures with an optimized layer thickness to increase point defect…

APT Characterization of Irradiated Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Danny Edwards
As the world’s population continues to increase, carbon neutral energy resources like nuclear power become increasingly important. A major challenge facing the design of advanced nuclear power…

Design and Synthesis of Tailored Band-Gap SiGe(C) Detectors

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will discover new materials based on Si-Ge-C for use as efficient, high resolution, large-area radiation detectors. Si-Ge-C alloys have been developed as active semiconductor devices…

SEM X-ray mapping of ceramic joints

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Lewinsohn
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective is to understand the microstructure of ceramic joints fabricated by a novel method. The method was developed at PNNL and the current work involves an SBIR contract at Sienna…