Elizabeth Kautz

Irradiation induced changes in TPBAR Components by Atom Probe Tomography

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Tritium-producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs) used in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Tritium Readiness Program are designed to produce tritium when irradiated in a nuclear reactor. The exterior…

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

This project will conduct a comprehensive demonstration of PNNL capabilities for multimodal in situ chemical imaging of structural, compositional and chemical state changes on metallic alloy surfaces…

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karen Kruska

The objective of this proposal is to elucidate atomic- to nanoscale mechanisms driving the evolution of materials in extreme environments relevant to energy applications. In energy generating systems…

Multi-diagnostic approach for correlating light isotopes in materials from nano to macro scales

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Kautz

The accurate quantification and mapping of light element isotopes, such as hydrogen (H) isotopes and lithium (Li) isotopes, is critical to building reliable, accurate mechanistic models during…

Nanoscale elemental and isotopic analysis of U-10Mo alloys

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Kautz

Uranium alloyed with 10 wt% molybdenum (U-10Mo) has been selected to replace highly enriched uranium oxide dispersion fuels for use in high performance research and test reactors. Manufacturing U…

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in oxide thin films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Spurgeon

This project aims to study ion-beam irradiation-induced defects in oxide and semiconductor systems. It is challenging to predict the defects that will form under different irradiation conditions in…

Developing Data Analytical Tools to Map Crystalline Defects from APT 3D Compositional Point Cloud Maps

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

The atom-by-atom 3D point cloud composition mapping produced by Atom Probe Tomography (APT) provides the potential to directly measure nanocrystalline structure and identify specific lattice defects,…

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karen Kruska

The objective of this proposal is to elucidate atomic- to nanoscale mechanisms driving the evolution of materials in extreme environments relevant to energy applications. In energy generating systems…

Resolving the element distributions in nanoparticles via atom probe tomography

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Kautz

The objective of this proposal is to develop a repeatable, effective coating/encapsulation method that enables the sample preparation and characterization of nanoparticles via atom probe tomography …

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of U-10Mo alloys.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

PNNL as a part of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Conversion within the Office of Material Minimization and Management (M3) is working on…

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of rolled U-10Mo alloys.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

PNNL as a part of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Conversion within the Office of Material Minimization and Management (M3) is working on…

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

This project will bring together a technically-diverse group of early career staff scientists across all directorates, for a comprehensive demonstration of PNNL capabilities for multimodal in situ…

EMSL Science Overview

Elizabeth Kautz

Projects

Irradiation induced changes in TPBAR Components by Atom Probe Tomography

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Multi-diagnostic approach for correlating light isotopes in materials from nano to macro scales

Nanoscale elemental and isotopic analysis of U-10Mo alloys

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in oxide thin films

Developing Data Analytical Tools to Map Crystalline Defects from APT 3D Compositional Point Cloud Maps

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Resolving the element distributions in nanoparticles via atom probe tomography

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of U-10Mo alloys.

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of rolled U-10Mo alloys.

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies