For energy generation, capture For energy generation, capture storage and transportationstorage and transportation

Understanding structure and transport of defects in oxides and other inorganic

solids by modeling, probing, synthesizing and controlling on multiple length scalesmultiple length scales

for optimization in multiple extreme multiple extreme environmentsenvironments and for multiple multiple

applicationsapplications

MTS

Lujan center- BES

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Modeling

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Experimental, theoretical and computational scope

High Pressure •Up to 30GPa 2000K

Irradiation environment:•Nuclear fuels and materials being considered for advanced nuclear power reactors •Irradiation of radioisotope targets •Testing electronic components of aviation and space exploration equipment

Shock Physics

Extreme chemical environments:•High Temp Fuel Cells

Extreme Temperatures:•Superconductors•High-Temp Nuclear reactors•High Temperature Fuel cells

Nanoscale:•Nano- engineered ionic conduction materials•Nano vs long range structure in functional, superconducting, fuel cell materials

Thin Films:•Tailoring electric and magnetic properties through substrate induced strain•Thin film vs bulk behavior

Micrometer scale:•Engineering grain boundaries for control of ionic conduction•Bubble formation in ErT2

Measuring and understanding the different length scales involved in a problem with efficient and sophisticated techniques

•Electro-chemical atomic force microscopy (ECAFM)•Molecular vibrational spectroscopy by inelastic neutron scattering•Neutron capture•Gamma-ray analysis•Neutron resonance spectroscopy•X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy

•Impedance spectroscopy

•Surface profile analysis reflectometry

•Neutron diffraction

•Pair distribution function:Short vs long length scale

Special emphasis in the development of multi

•Modeling of structural trends with changing composition

•Fuel cell technology

•Production and detection of light (Phosphors)

•Nuclear waste treatment •Corrosion mitigation

•Structural materials for nuclear reactors

•Superconductors and functional materials

Materials for aviation and Space exploration

•Materials for medical, civilian and defense programs: neutron generators

•New fuels for nuclear reactors

•Hydrogen storage materials

• MTS (Nuclear Fuel, Irradiation…) • LANSCE: Lujan Center, WNR (extreme

environments (P-T-H) and in-situ monitoring)• Fuel Cell technology (as compared to PNNL,

ORNL): 20 years of experience in fuel cell research and an international reputation as an innovator of fuel cell innovator

• Computing• Chemistry

• Educational Outreach: -Annual summer school (ex: LANSCE annual

neutron school)-International conference

• Literature Collection and Presentation:-collection/presentation of diffusion coefficients of various elements in oxides

• Technique and Tool Development-Developing tools from one environment to use in other environments:

a) in-situ neutron scattering monitoring of crystal structure changes during fuel cell operationb) adaptation of oxygen sensors from gaseous

environments to liquid-metal environments