MIDAS KC1 PUBLICATIONS

2025

Optimal design of experiments in the context of machine-learning inter-atomic potentials: improving the efficiency and transferability of kernel based methods (KC 1)
B. Barzdajn, C. Race
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering,  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-651X/ada050

The effect of proton irradiation dose rate on the evolution of microstructure in Zr alloys: A synchrotron microbeam X-ray, TEM, and APT study (KC1)
Ö. Koç, Thomas, B. Jenkins, C. Hofer, Z. Hegedüs, U. Lienert, R.W. Harrison, M. Preuss, T. Ungár, P. Frankel
Journal of Nuclear Materials https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311525001163?via%3Dihub

2024

Modelling amorphization and dissolution of Zr(Fe,Cr)2 secondary phase precipitates in Zircaloys (KC 1 & 3)
J. Robson
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.15535


Structure and stability of small self-interstitials clusters in zirconium (KC 1)
C. Sakael, C. Domain, A. Ambard, L. Thuinet, A. Legris
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119708

Evolution of Zr(Fe,Cr)2 second phase particles in Zircaloy-2 under heavy ion irradiation (KC 1)
K. Lynch, Ö. Koç, G. Greaves, A. Carruthers, M. Maric, M. Preuss, A. Cole-Baker, P. Frankel, J. Robson
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155081

A spatially resolved analysis of dislocation loop and nanohardness evolution in proton irradiated Zircaloys (KC 1 & 2)
Ö. Koç, R. Thomas, X.Z. Liang, Z. Hegedüs, U. Lienert, R.W. Harrison, M. Preuss, T. Ungár, P. Frankel
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119799

Fractional densities and character of dislocations in different slip modes from powder diffraction patterns (KC 1)
T.Ungár, G. Ribárik, L. Balogh, R. Thomas, O. Koc, M. Preuss, C. Race, P. Frankel
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154828

2023

Breakaway Growth Modeling of Zirconium under Irradiation: The Importance of the Formation of <a>-Loop Layers (KC1)
C. Sakael, C. Domain, A. Ambard, C. P. Race, L. Thuinet, A. Legris
ASTM Zirconium in the Nuclear industry conference proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1520/STP164520220031

Solute Concentrations in the Matrix of Zirconium Alloys Studied by Atom Probe Tomography (KC1 & 3)
J. Eriksson, D. Mayweg, G. Sundell, H. Andre´n, M. Thuvander
ASTM Zirconium in the Nuclear industry conference proceedings, http://doi.org/10.1520/STP164520220026

Characterization of Irradiation Damage Using X-Ray Diffraction Line-Profile Analysis (KC 1)
R. Thomas, O. Koc, T. Unga´r, G. Zilahi, Z. Hegedues, U. Lienert, G. Riba´rik, H. Sharma, P. Kenesei, M. Preuss, P. Frankel
ASTM Zirconium in the Nuclear industry conference proceedings, http://doi.org/10.1520/STP164520220056 

Modelling of zirconium growth under irradiation and annealing conditions (KC 1)
C. Sakael, C. Domain, A. Ambard, L. Thuinet, A. Legris
International Journal of Plasticity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103699

Characterization of local deformation around hydrides in Zircaloy-4 using conventional and high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (KC 1 & 4)
R. Birch, J. Douglas, T. Britton
Materials Characterization, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2023.112988

Focused Ion Beam induced hydride formation does not affect Fe, Ni, Cr-clusters in irradiated Zircaloy-2 (KC 1 & 4)
D. Mayweg, J. Eriksson, O. Bäcke, A. Breen, M. Thuvander
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154444

High compressive loading performance of a complex multi-phase hard-facing alloy explained through a highly elastic silicide phase (KC 1 & 4)
R. Thomas, D. Bowden, D. Lunt, D. Stewart, M. Preuss
Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101815

Experimental and modelling evidence for hydrogen trapping at a β-Nb second phase particle and Nb-rich nanoclusters in neutron-irradiated low Sn ZIRLO (KC 1)
B. Jenkins, J. Haley, L. Chen, B. Gault, P. Burr, A. Callow, M. Moody, C. Grovenor
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154755

Dislocation density transients and saturation in irradiated zirconium (KC 1)
A.R. Warwick, R. Thomas, M. Boleininger, Ö. Koç, G. Zilahi, G. Ribárik, Z. Hegedues, U. Lienert, T. Ungar, C. Race, M. Preuss, P. Frankel, S.L. Dudarev
International Journal of Plasticity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103590

2022

Simulation of crystal plasticity in irradiated metals: A case study on Zircaloy-4 (KC 1 & 2)
C. Hardie, R. Thomas, Y. Liu, P. Frankel, F.P.E. Dunne
Acta Materialia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118361

Preliminary Atom Probe Tomography Evidence for Hydrogen Trapping at a β-Nb Second Phase Particle in a Neutron-irradiated Zirconium Alloy (KC 1 & 4)
B.M. Jenkins, J. Haley, M. Meier, M.E. Jones, B. Gault, P.A. Burr, M.P. Moody, C.R.M. Grovenor
Microscopy and Microanalysis, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927622006596

Delayed hydride cracking in Zircaloy-2 with and without liner at various temperatures investigated by high-resolution neutron radiography (KC 1 & 4)
A.W. Colldeweih, F. Fagnoni, P. Trtik, R. Zubler, M.A. Pouchon, J. Bertsch
Journal of Nuclear Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153549

APT and TEM study of behaviour of alloying elements in neutron-irradiated zirconium-based alloys (KC 1)
B.M. Jenkins, J. Haley, M.P. Moody, J.M. Hyde, C.R.M. Grovenor
Scripta Materialia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114323

2021

Microstructural complexity and dimensional changes in heavily irradiated zirconium (KC 1)
A. R. Warwick, M. Boleininger, S. L. Dudarev
Physical Review Materials https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.113604

A deep learning based automatic defect analysis framework for in-situ TEM ion irradiations (KC 1)
M. Shen, G. Li, D. Wu, Y. Yaguchi, J.C. Haley, K.G.Field, D. Morgan
Computational Materials Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110560

PosgenPy: An automated and reproducible approach to assessing the validity of cluster search parameters in Atom Probe Tomography datasets (KC 1)
P. Klupś, D. Haley, A. J. London, H. Gardner, J. Famelton, B.M. Jenkins, J. M. Hyde, P.A.J. Bagot, M.P. Moody
Microscopy and Microanalysis https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927621012368

Nanoscale characterisation of hydrides and secondary phase particles in Zircaloy-4 (KC 1)
W. Lu, P. Kontis, S. Wang, R. Birch, M. Wenman, B. Gault, T.B. Britton
Pre-print https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.10955

The Effect of Loading Direction on Slip and Twinning in an Irradiated Zirconium Alloy (KC 1 & 2)
R. Thomas, D. Lunt, M. Atkinson, J. Quinta da Fonseca, M. Preuss, F. Barton, J. O'Hanlon, P. Frankel
Proceedings of Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: 19th International Symposium https://www.astm.org/stp162220190027.html

Size-distribution of irradiation-induced dislocation-loops in materials used in the nuclear industry (KC 1)
T, Ungár, P. Frankel, G. Ribárik, C.P. Race, M. Preuss
Journal of Nuclear Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152945

Characterizing dislocation loops in irradiated polycrystalline Zr alloys by X-ray line profile analysis of powder diffraction patterns with satellites (KC 1)
T. Ungár, G. Ribárik, M. Topping, R. M. A. Jones, X.D. Xu, R. Hulse, A. Harte, G. Tichy, C. P. Race, P. Frankel, M. Preuss
Journal of Applied Crystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721002673

2020

Microstructure Characterization in Individual Texture Components by X-Ray Line Profile Analysis: Principles of the X-TEX Method and Practical Application to Tensile-Deformed Textured Ti (KC 1)
B. Jóni, É. Ódor, M. Maric, W. Pantleon, T. Ungár
Crystals https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10080691

The Convolutional Multiple Whole Profile (CMWP) Fitting Method, a global optimization procedure for microstructure determination (KC 1)
G. Ribárik, B. Jóni, and T. Ungár
Crystals https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10070623

Theory and application of Weibull distributions to 1D peridynamics for brittle solids (KC 4)
L.D. Jones, L.J. Vandeperre, T.A. Haynes, M.R.Wenman
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.112903

Microstructural examination of neutron, proton and self-ion irradiation damage in a model Fe9Cr alloy (KC 1)
J.C. Haley, S.de Moraes Shubeita, P. Wady, A.J. London, G.R. Odette, S. Lozano-Perez, S.G. Roberts
Journal of Nuclear Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152130

Systematic development of ab initio tight-binding models for hexagonal metals (KC 1)
J. Smutna, R. M. Fogarty, M. R. Wenman, A. P. Horsfield
Physical Review Materials https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.043801