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


EMSL Project ID
51701

Abstract

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, high temperatures, stress, radiation, and/or corrosion act simultaneously and in concert to degrade materials. Understanding and predicting the synergistic effects of these variables on material degradation and evolution is an immense scientific challenge, the solution to which is crucial for the safe and economical operation of current and future energy systems. We propose that by understanding the structural and chemical alteration of materials at the nanoscale we will resolve fundamental mechanistic processes underpinning the material response to these extreme conditions.

Project Details

Start Date
2020-10-01
End Date
2021-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Karen Kruska
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Co-Investigator(s)

Daniel Schreiber
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Kayla Yano
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Elizabeth Kautz
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jing Wang
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sandra Taylor
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Danny Edwards
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tiffany Kaspar
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Weilin Jiang
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory