Utilisation of Accelerator-Based Real-time Methods in the Investigation of Materials with High Technological Importance
Closed for Proposals
Project Type
Coordinated Research ProjectProject Code
F12024
CRP
1748
Approved Date
18 November 2011Project Status
ClosedStart Date
28 March 2012Expected End Date
28 March 2016Completed Date
1 July 2016Description
Accelerators have played an important role in the development and application of nuclear science and technology for more than 60 years. Over the decades, the many different types of radiation produced by accelerators have been harnessed, developed and optimized to support the research and development needs of industry and academia. Accelerator-based methods can be subdivided into three main areas on the basis of what type of particle beams are used to probe the sample (energy related material) under study: ion/electron, X-ray or neutrons. Synchrotron radiation in particular has many unique properties which make it an indispensable tool in the investigation of matter in modern science, e.g. the continuous emission spectrum of emission, spatial coherence, temporal structure, high brightness, changeable polarization, etc. Complementary to synchrotron radiation are accelerator-based high-intensity neutron beams from spallation neutron sources, and heavy ion and electron beam accelerators, all of which are increasingly being utilized for real-time studies in a wide and diverse range of applications, including sustainable energy systems, protection of the environment or biology. The experimental techniques that use radiation as probe can be classified in three broad categories: spectroscopy, scattering and diffraction, and imaging, all of which can be effectively used for time resolved experiments which can bring new and important information about a variety of physical and chemical processes. The objective of this new Coordinated Research Project is to stimulate research and development as well as practical applications of accelerator-based real-time and in-situ techniques, specifically in energy related scientific topics, and to grow further interdisciplinary and international collaborations. Real-time material characterization using synchrotron radiation, neutron, ion and electron beams is recognized as a valuable tool to address research and technological questions concerning materials for energy-related applications. This can be addressed through a better understanding of the processes that degrade a material’s performance with use or by ageing. Such materials are essential for the development and successful deployment of next-generation energy sources that are crucial for the successful implementation of a CO2-reduced energy economy.
Objectives
Application of accelerator based real-time and in-situ methods in the investigation of materials?that are crucial for future?nuclear?energy technologies.?This responds to?recent demand among many Member States regarding cutting-edge research related to energy, applied physics and?materials science.?The project will help to build-up a knowledge base and lead to?the??harmonisation of testing methodologies. The objective of the project 1.4.3.1 (NAPC) under which the CRP is being proposed is:?To increase the capacity of Member States to utilize frontline accelerator based methods in order to support their research and development needs to stimulate exchange of information and best practice and to contribute to?international consensus in the R&D efforts related to the energy storage and conversion.
Specific Objectives
Contribution to the solution of pending research and/or technological issues through the effective application of real-time and/or in-situ accelerator based methods
Development of a knowledge base with recommendations for the specific real-time and in-situ characterization of materials (including methodology and test matrix)
Enhancement of international collaboration and capacity building in the application of real-time and in-situ nuclear techniques, specifically for the investigation and characterisation of materials.
Harmonisation of methodology for the benchmarking of the achieved experimental results in the area of materials for energy applications (solar cells, energy storage and radiation resistant materials for application in the nuclear industry).
Identification and selection of specific research issues related to energy storage and conversion in order to promote accelerator based techniques and their added value
Contribution to the solution of pending research and/or technological issues through the effective application of real-time and/or in-situ accelerator based methods
Development of a knowledge base with recommendations for the specific real-time and in-situ characterization of materials (including methodology and test matrix)
Enhancement of international collaboration and capacity building in the application of real-time and in-situ nuclear techniques, specifically for the investigation and characterisation of materials.
Harmonisation of methodology for the benchmarking of the achieved experimental results in the area of materials for energy applications (solar cells, energy storage and radiation resistant materials for application in the nuclear industry).
Identification and selection of specific research issues related to energy storage and conversion in order to promote accelerator based techniques and their added value
Impact
This CRP collaboration had a significant impact on the below aspects:
? Research output-The results achieved during this CRP cover a broad range of fabrication and characterization of materials related to energy, such as the radiation hardness of Zr- and Ni-based alloys and multi-layered ceramic coatings, the study of lifetime and efficiency of polymer-based novel materials for solid oxide fuel cells, examination of anti-reflection coatings for increase the efficiency of Si-based solar cells, study of the key performance indicators in TiO2 photocatalytic material, characterization of Pb-Bi alloy for liquid metal cooling of fast neutron reactors.
? Capability and capacity enhancement-Several participants to the CRP (CMAM, NECSA, IAP-NASU, JINR and NOAR-ESRF) used this opportunity to enhance their capabilities and expand on their capacity to investigate energy-related materials. This increased capability and capacity will be accessed by the wider scientific community through the open access process (e.g Elettra, ANSTO, NOAR-ESRF, JINR).
? Educational aspects – CRP participation provided the ability to involve student (Masters and PhD) and young ‘early career’ scientists. Funding for attending conferences, workshops, as well as performing analysis at other participant’s laboratory facilities was partially provided through this CRP.
? Greater collaboration - CRP involvement provided opportunity to expand/establish new international networks from which collaborations (both within and outside of this CRP) have been formed.
? Increased knowledge –A number of participants cited that involvement in this CRP provided them specifically with new knowledge on available accelerator-based complimentary techniques they were previously unaware of.
Relevance
The work implemented within this CRP and results achieved are fully relevant to the IAEA programme as:
1) Utilization and further development of nuclear techniques (using ions, x-rays, neutrons and electrons) both for irradiation and analysis;
2) Improved understanding of material modification and radiation damage;
3) Investigation of energy related materials for energy production and energy storage;
4) Networking and knowledge transfer.
CRP Publications
Australia
scientific paper
2013
M. A. Asri, Z. A. Z. Jamal, S. B. Jamaludin, N. Nafarizal, A. K. Othman, M. Z. Sadhan, M. P. Zakarita, M. Ionescu, J. Nowotny. Oxide Semiconductors for Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion: Nanotechnology approach. Intern. J. Ionics, 20(4) 581-592 (2013)
Serbia
scientific paper
2013
M. Milosavljevic, D. Toprek, M. Obradovic,A. Grce, D. Peru?ko, G. Dra?ic, J. Kovac, K.P. Homewood, ?Ion irradiation induced solid-state amorphous reaction in Ni/Ti multilayers“ Applied Surface Science268 (2013) 516-523
Slovakia
scientific paper
2015
Miglierini M., Hasiak M. and Bujdo? M.: Subsurface Structure and Magnetic Parameters of Fe-Mo-Cu-B Metallic Glass, Nukleonika 60 (2015) 115-119
Netherlands
scientific paper
2013
Vladimir Martis, Richard Oldman, Ross Anderson, Martin Fowles, Tim Hyde, Richard Smith, Sergey Nikitenko, Wim Bras and Gopinathan Sankar. Structure and speciation of chromium ions in chromium doped Fe2O3 catalysts Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 168-175
Netherlands
scientific paper
2014
Hessel L. Castricum, Goulven G. Paradis, Marjo C. Mittelmeijer-Hazeleger, Wim Bras, Guy Eeckhaut, Jaap F. Vente, Gadi Rothenberg, Johan E. ten Elshof. Tuning the nanopore structure and separation behavior of hybrid organosilica membranes.Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 185, 2014, 224-234
Italy/Elettra
scientific publication
2014
Valle F, Zuliani N, Marmiroli B, Amenitsch H, Taccani R.SAXS analysis of catalyst degradation in high temperature PEM fuel cells subjected to accelerated ageing tests Fuel Cells, Vol. 14 - 6, pp. 938-944 (2014)
Slovakia
PhD thesis
2013
Hatala T.: The use of synchrotron radiation in the study of nanocrystalline alloys, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, June 2013, Bratislava, Slovakia (supervisor M. Miglierini)
Spain
scientific paper
2014
J. Perrière, C. Hebert, N. Jedrecy, W. Seiler, O. Zanellato, X. Portier, R. Pérez-Casero, E.Millon, M. Nistor, J. Appl. Phys. 116 (2014) 123502.
Slovakia
scientific paper
2015
Pavlovic M., Miglierini M., Mustafin E., Ensinger W., ?agátová A. and ?oka M.: Radiation damage studies of soft magnetic metallic glasses irradiated with high-energy heavy ions, Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids, 2015
India
scientific paper
2014
R. K. Bommali, M. H. Modi, S. Zhou, S. Ghosh and P. Srivastava, “Study of Growth Kinetics and Depth Resolved Composition of a-SiNx:H Thin Films by Resonant Soft X-Ray Reflectivity at the Si L2,3-Edge”, Applied Surface Science. 305 (2014)173.
USA
scientific paper
2013
Hu Y-J, Knope KE, Skanthakumar S, Kanatzidis MG, Mitchell JF, Soderholm L, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,Vol. 135 (38), pp 14240–14248 (2013).
Thailand
scientific paper
2013
C. Aramwit, S. Intarasiri, B. Supsermpol, N. Seanphinit, U. Tippawan, D. Bootkul, W.Ruangkul, L.D. Yu, “Synthesis and Characterization of Filtered-cathodic-vacuum-arc-deposited(FCVAD) TiO2 Films for Photovoltaic Applications Synthesis and Characterization of Filteredcathodic-vacuum-arc-deposited (FCVAD) TiO2 Films for Photovoltaic Applications,” J. of Physics, Conference Series (2013)
Australia
scientific book chapter
2014
A.J. Atanacio, T. Bak, D. Chu, M. Ionescu, J. Nowotny. Segregation-Induced Low-Dimensional Surface Structures in Oxide Seminconductors, in Handbook of Nanomaterials Properties, Ed: B. Bhushan, D. Luo, S. R. Schricker, W. Sigmund and S. Zauscher. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2014). pp 891-910.
Netherlands
scientific paper
2013
Heeley E.L., Gough T., Hughes D.J., Bras W., Rieger J., Ryan A.J.Effect of processing parameters on the morphology development during extrusion of polyethylene tape: An in-line small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) study. POLYMER 54(24), 2013, 6580-6588
India
scientific paper
2013
R. K. Bommali, S.P. Singh, G.Vijaya Prakash, S. Ghosh, P. Srivastava, Growth and Tailoring of Physical Properties of Si Quantum Dots in a-SiNx:H Matrix, Energy Procedia. 41 (2013) 50.
Slovakia
scientific paper
2014
Miglierini M. and Pavúk M.: M?ssbauer and MFM investigations of surface magnetism in NANOPERM nanocrystalline alloys, Acta Phys. Pol. A 126 (2014) 124-125
Serbia&Russia
scientific paper
2012
M. Milosavljevic, A. Grce, D. Peru?ko, M. Stojanovic, J. Kovac, G. Dra?ic, A.Yu. Didyk, V.A. Skuratov, “A comparison of Ar ion implantation and swift heavy Xe ion irradiation effects on immiscible AlN/TiN multilayered nanostructures”, Materials Chemistry and Physics133 (2012) 884– 892.
Slovakia
scientific paper
2013
Miglierini M.: Structural transformations in metallic glasses, Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica 13 (2013) 12-15
Argentina
scientific paper
2014
P. Vizcaíno, J. R. Santisteban, M. A. Vicente Alvarez, A. D. Banchik, and J. Almer, Effect of crystallite orientation and external stress on hydride precipitation and dissolution in Zr2.5%Nb, Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 447, no. 1–3, pp. 82–93, 2014.
Netherlands
scientific paper
2014
Vladimir Martis, Andrew M. Beale, Dirk Detollenaere, Dipanjan Banerjee, Martine Moroni, Fabrice Gosselin and Wim Bras. A high pressure and controlled flow gas system for catalysis research J. Synch. Rad. 21(2),(2014), 462 – 463.
Croatia
scientific publication
2014
S. Bosnar, D. Bosnar, B. Gr?eta, Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy Study of the Formation of Mesoporous Materials from the Zeolite Precursor.Acta Phys. Pol. A125 (2014) 775.
USA
scientific publication
2013
Hu Y.-J., Knope KE, Skanthakumar S, Kanatzidis MG, Mitchell JF, Soderholm L, Understanding therole of aqueous solution speciation and its application to the directed syntheses of complex oxidic Zrchlorides and sulfates, , J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 135 (38), pp 14240–14248 (2013).
Ukrain
PhD thesis
2013
A.Kramchenkov. High resolution elastic scattering spectrometry of ion beam, 2013, PhD thesis, Sumy, Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
South-Africa
scientific publication
2014
Fast neutron radiography at an RFQ accelerator system, G.C Daniels, C.B Franklyn, V. Dangendorf, A. Buffler, B. Bromberger, Conference proceedings10 World Conference on Neutron Radiography 5-10 October, 2014.
Japan
Master thesis
2014
N.Iriyama, Bragg-edge analysis of nickel-base alloy processed by grain boundary control using pulsed neutron transmission spectroscopy, 2014. Master thesis, Hokkaido University, Japan
Netherlands
scientific paper
2013
E. G. Dere, H. Sharma, R. M. Huizenga, G. Portale, W. Bras, V. Bliznuk, J. Sietsma and S. E. Offerman. Formation of (Fe,Cr) carbides and dislocation structures in low-chromium steel studied in situ using synchrotron radiationJ. Applied Crystallography46, 2013, 181-192
Publications are listed in the dissemination file in ROAD, please see above link.
Serbia
scientific paper
2013
M. Milosavljevic, M. Obradovic,A. Grce, D. Peru?ko, D. Pjevic, J. Kovac, G. Dra?ic, C. Jeynes, ?High dose ion irradiation effects on immiscible AlN/TiN nano-scaled multilayers“, Thin Solid Films544 (2013) 562-566.
Greece
scientific publication
2015
Douvali A, Tsipis AC, Eliseeva SV, Petoud S, Papaefstathiou GS, Malliakas CD, Papadas I, Armatas GS, Margiolaki I, Kanatzidis MG, Lazarides T, Manos MJ. Turn-on luminescence sensing and real-time detection of traces of water in organic solvents by a flexible metal-organic framework. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015, 54(5):1651-6.
Italy/Elettra
scientific publication
2014
Bocchetta P, Gianoncelli A, Abyaneh MK, Kiskinova M, Amati M, Gregoratti L, Jezersek D, Mele C, Bozzini B. Electrosynthesis of Co/PPy nanocomposites for ORR electrocatalysis: a study based on quasi-in situ X-ray absorption, fluorescence and in situ Raman spectroscopy.Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 137, pp. 535-545 (2014)
Australia
scientific paper
2014
Nowotny, A. J. Atanacio, T, Bak, I. V. Belova, S. Fiechter, Y. Ikuma, M. Ionescu, B. J. Kennedy, P. Majewski, G. E. Murch, E D. Wachsman.Photosensitive oxide semiconductors for solar hydrogen fuel and water disinfection. International Materials Reviews 59(8) 449-478 (2014)
Argentina
scientific paper
2012
M. A. Vicente Alvarez, J. R. Santisteban, P. Vizcaino, A. V. Flores, A. D. Banchik, and J. Almer, Hydride reorientation in Zr2.5Nb studied by synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Acta Materialia, vol. 60, no. 20, pp. 6892–6906, 2012.
India
scientific paper
2014
R. K. Bommali, S. Ghosh, G. Vijaya Prakash, K. Gao, S. Zhou, S.A. Khan and P. Srivastava, “Hydrogen plasma induced modification of photoluminescence from a-SiNx:H thin films”.Journal of Applied Physics. 115 (2014) 053525.
Netherlands
scientific paper
2014
Wim Bras, Satoshi Koizumi, Nicholas J. TerrillBeyond simple small-angle X-ray scattering: developments in online complementary techniques and sample environments.IUCrJ, 1(6), 2014, 478-91
Serbia
scientific paper
2013
M. Obradovic, D. Pjevic, D. Peru?ko, A. Grce, M. Milosavljevic, K.P. Homewood, Z. Siketic, “Effects of helium ion irradiation on bubble formation in AlN/TiN multilayered system”, presented at ICTF-16, 13-16 October 2014, Dubrovnik, Croatia, published in Thin Solid Films (2015)
Russia
scientific paper
2014
V.A. Skuratov, J. O’Connell, N.S. Kirilkin, J. Neethling. On the threshold of damage formation in aluminum oxide via electronic excitations. Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 326 (2014) 223–227.