Publications

2023:

65. C. Falconer, H. Zhang, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “Novel pyrolytic boron nitride coating to reduce graphite interactions in molten fluoride salt.” Corrosion Science. August 2023.

64. C. Falconer, Y. Wang, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “Activity gradient mass transport accelerated corrosion of stainless steel in molten salt.” Applied Materials Today. June 2023.

63. Z. Yu, E. Kautz, H. Zhang, A. Schneider, T. Kim, Y. Zhang, S. Lambeets, A. Devaraj, and A. Couet. “Irradiation damage reduces alloy corrosion rate via oxide space charge compensation effects.” Acta Materialia. July 2023.

62. W. Doniger, C. Falconer, A. Couet, and K. Sridharan. “Corrosion of 316L & 316H stainless steel in molten LiF-NaF-KF (FLiNaK).” Journal of Nuclear Materials. June 2023.

61. X. Wu, I. Abdallah, W. Jiang, R.S. Ullberg, S.R. Phillpot, A. Couet, J.H. Perepezko, and M.R. Tonks. “A phase-field study of stainless-steel oxidation from high-temperature carbon dioxide exposure.” Computational Materials Science. 5 February 2023.

60. Z. Yu, M. Bachhav, F. Teng, L. He, M. Dubey, and A. Couet. “STEM/EDS and APT study on the microstructure and microchemistry of neutron irradiated ZIRLOTM.” Journal of Nuclear Materials. January 2023.

2022:

59. Y. Wang, B. Goh, M. Moorehead, J. Hattrick-Simpers, and A. Couet. “High-Throughput Electrochemistry to Study Materials Degradation in Extreme Environments.” Analytical Chemistry. 23 November 2022.

58. H. Zhang, T. Kim, J. Swarts, Z. Yu, R. Su, L. Liu, W. Howland, G. Lucadamo, and A. Couet. “Nano-porosity effects on corrosion rate of Zr alloys using nanoscale microscopy coupled to machine learning.” Corrosion Science. November 2022.

57. Y. Wang, B. Goh, P. Nelaturu, T. Duong, N. Hassan, R. David, M. Moorehead, S. Chaudhuri, A. Creuziger, J. Hattrick-Simpers, D.J. Thoma, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “Integrated High-Throughput and Machine Learning Methods to Accelerate Discovery of Molten Salt Corrosion-Resistant Alloys.” Advanced Science. 7 May 2022.

56. C. Falconer, M. Elbakhshwan, W. Doniger, M. Weinstein, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “Activity gradient driven mass transport in molten fluoride salt medium.” npj Materials Degradation, 19 April 2022.

55. C. Parkin, M. Moorehead, M. Elbakhshwan, X. Zhang, P. Xiu, L. He, M. Bachhav, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “Phase stability, mechanical properties, and ion irradiation effects in face-centered cubic CrFeMnNi compositionally complex solid-solution alloys at high temperatures.” Journal of Nuclear Materials, pp. 153733. 17 Apr. 2022.

54. K. Ammigan, S. Bidhar, F. Pellemoine, V. Pronskikh, D. Pushka, K. Yonehara, R. Zwaska, A. Couet, M. Moorehead, T. Ishida, S. Makimura, C. Densham, M. Fitton, E. Harvey-Fishenden, T. Davenne, D. Jenkins, P. Loveridge, J. O’Dell, C. Rogers, D. Wilcox, M. Calviani, S. Gilardoni, F.X. Nuiry, A. Perillo-Marcone, N. Bultman, J. Gao, M. Larmann, M. LaVere, W. Mittig, M. Reaume, J. Wei, Y. Xu, G. Muhrer, T. Shea, C. Thomas, M. Wohlmuther, E. Wakai, C. Barbier, and B. Riemer. “Novel Materials and Concepts for Next-Generation High Power Target Applications.” Snowmass, Mar. 2022.

53. F. Pellemoine, C. Barbier, Y. Sun, K. Ammigan, S. Bidhar, B. Zwaska, D. McClintock, S. Taller, D. Winder, C.S. Cutler, D. Kim, Y. Chiu, M. Freer, C. Wheldon, A. Gottberg, F. Boix Pamies, M. Calviani, N. Moncoffre, S. Meigo, T. Ishida, Y. Dai, A. Couet, K. Kriewaldt, M. Moorhead, G.S. Was, O. Toader, F. Naab, P. Wang, D. Woodley, E. Getto, S. Raiman, C. Grygiel, I. Monnet, and A. Alessi. “Irradiation Facilities and Irradiation Methods for High Power Target.” Snowmass, Mar. 2022.

52. F. Pellemoine, K. Ammigan, S. Bidhar, A. Couet, T. Ishida, S. Makimura, M. Moorehead, and K. Yonehara. “Novel materials to improve High Power Target reliability.” Snowmass, 2022.

51. Y. Wang, B. Goh, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet. “In Situ Corrosion Monitoring of the T91 Alloy in a Molten Chloride Salt Using a Miniaturized Electrochemical Probe for High-Throughput Applications.” Analytical Chemistry, Feb. 2022.

50. H. Wang, B. Gould, M. Moorehead, M. Haddad, A. Couet and S. Wolf “In situ high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging of laser-based directed energy deposition of the alloying process with dissimilar powders” Journal of Manufacturing Processes Vol. 75, Pp.1003-1011, March 2022

49. D. Morgan, G. Pilania, A. Couet, B. Uberuaga, C. Sun and J. Li “Machine learning in Nuclear material research” Current Opinion in Solid state and materials sceince, Vol. 26, Issue 2, Pp.100975, April 2022

48. B. Lindley, P. Wilkinson, A. Couet and F. Shahrokhi “Telescopic control rod for significant reduction in HTR height and cost” Annals of Nuclear Energy, Vol. 169, Pp. 108953, May 2022

47. A. Couet “Integrated high-throughput research in extreme environments targeted toward nuclear structural materials discovery” Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 559,Pp. 153425, Feb. 2022

46. I. Abdallah, T. Kim, X. Wu, L. Bailly-Salins, M. Elbakhshwan, M. Carroll, M. Tonks, J. Perepezko and A. Couet “Oxidation kinetics and microstructural evolution of high Mn stainless-steel alloy in CO2 at 700 C” Corrosion Science, Vol. 195, Pp. 110013, Feb. 2022

2021:

45. M. Moorehead, B. Queylat, H. Zhang, K. Kriewaldt and A. Couet “Development of a versatile, high-temperature, high-throughput ion irradiation system“, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research section A, Oct. 2021

44. H. Wang, B. Gould, M. Moorehead, M. Haddad, A. Couet and S. Wolf “In situ X-ray and thermal imaging of refractory high entropy alloying during laser directed deposition” Journal of Materials processing, Jan. 2022, Vol 299, Pp 117363

43. M. Weinstein, C. Falconer, W. Doniger, L. Bailly-Salins, R. David, K. Sridharan and A. Couet “Environmental Degradation of Electroplated Nickel and Copper Coated SS316H in Molten FLiNaK Salt” Corrosion Science, July 2021

42. Z. Yu, M. Bachhav, F. Teng, L. He and A. Couet” Nanoscale redistribution of alloying elements in high-burnup AXIOM-2 (X2®) and their effects on in-reactor corrosion” Corrosion Science, Vol.195, pp 109658, September 2021

41. K.Baral, S. San, R. Sakidja, A. Couet, K. Sridharan and Wai-Yim Ching “Temperature-Dependent Properties of Molten Li₂BeF₄ Salt Using Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics” ACS publications, July 2021

40. L. Bailly-Salins, L. Borrel, W. Jiang, B. Spencer, K. Shrivan and Adrien Couet “Modeling of High-Temperature Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys Using eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM)” Corrosion Science, Vol. 189, pp 109603, Aug 2021.

2020:

38. Z. Yu, J. Werden, N. Capps, K. Linton and A. Couet “ (S)TEM/EDS study of native precipitates and irradiation induced Nb-rich platelets in high-burnup M5® ” Jounal of Nuclear Materials, 152667, Dec. 2020

37. Y. Wang, K. Sridharan and A. Couet “Method for identification of redox control parameters for corrosion mitigation in molten fluoride salts” Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 543, 152624, Jan.2021

36. C. Falconer, W. Doniger, L.Bailly-Salins, E.Buxton, M. Elbakhshwan, K. Sridharan and A. Couet “Non-galvanic mass transport in molten fluoride salt isothermal corrosion cells” Corrosion Science, Vol. 177, 108955, Dec. 2020.

35. C. Parkin, M. Moorehead, M. Elbakhshwan, J. Hu, W-Y. Chen, M. Li, L, He, K. Sridharan and A. Couet “In situ microstructural evolution in face-centered and body-centered cubic complex concentrated solid-solution alloys under heavy ion irradiation” Acta Materiala, Vol. 198, Pp. 85-99, Oct. 2020.

34. W. Doniger, C. Falconer, M. Elbakhshwan, K. Britsch, A. Couet and K. Sridharan ‘Investigation of impurity driven corrosion behavior in molten 2LiF-BeF2 salt‘ Corrosion Science, Vol. 174, 108823, Sep. 2020.

33. Z. Yu, T. Kim, M. Bachhav, X. Liu, L. He and A. Couet “Effect of proton pre-irradiation on corrosion of Zr-0.5Nb model alloys with different Nb distributions” Corrosion Science, Vol. 173, 108790, August. 2020.

32. T. Kim, A. Couet, S. Kim, Y. Lee, S. Yoo and J. Kim “In-situ Electrochemical Study of Zirconium Alloy in High Temperature Hydrogenated Water Conditions” Corrosion Science, Vol. 173, 108745, August. 2020.

31. M. Moorehead, K. Bertsch, M. Niezgoda, C. Parkin, M. Elbakhshwan, K. Sridharan, C. Zhang, D. Thoma and A. Couet “High-throughput synthesis of Mo-Nb-Ta-W high-entropy alloys via additive manufacturing” Materials & Design, Vol. 187, 108358, Feb. 2020.

30. K. E. Nygren, Z. Yu, F. Rouillard and A. Couet ” Effect of sample thickness on the oxidation and carburization kinetics of 9Cr-1Mo steel in high and atmospheric pressure CO₂ at 550 °C” Corrosion Science, Vol. 163, 108292,Feb. 2020.

2019:

29. M. Elbakhshwan, W. Doniger, C. Falconer, M. Moorehead, C. Parkin, C. Zhang, K. Sridharan and A. Couet “Corrosion and Thermal Stability of CrMnFeNi High Entropy Alloy in Molten FLiBe Salt” Sci Rep 9, 18993 (2019).

28. M. Elbakhshwan, Y. He, T. Kim, L. He, Z. Yu and A. Couet “UV induced oxide deposition on zirconium alloys in high temperature water” Materials Letters, Vol. 257, 126726,December 2019.

27. A. Kareer, J.C. Waite, B. Li, A.Couet, D.E.J.Armstrong and A.J. Wilkinson “Short communication: ‘Low activation, refractory, high entropy alloys for nuclear applications” Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 526, 151744, December 2019.

26. A. Couet L. Borrel J. Liu J. Hu C. Grovenor “An integrated modeling and experimental approach to study hydrogen pickup mechanism in zirconium alloys” Corrosion Science, Vol. 159, 108134, October 2019.

25. Zefeng Yu, Chenyu Zhang, Paul M.Voyles, Lingfeng He, XiangLiu, KellyNygren and Adrien Couet “Microstructure and microchemistry study of irradiation-induced precipitates in proton irradiated ZrNb alloys” Acta Materialia, Vol. 178, pp. 228-240, October 2019.

24. Taeho Kim, Seunghyun Kim, Yunju Lee^,Namdong Kim, Chi Bum Bahn, Adrien Couet, Ji Hyun Kim “A study on the relationship between electronic structure and corrosion characteristics of zirconium alloy in high-temperature hydrogenated water” Corrosion Science, Vol. 157, pp. 180-188, August 2019.

23. Zefeng Yu and Adrien Couet ”Nb redistribution of proton irradiated Zr1.0Nb” Annual Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, vol. 120, no. 1, June 2019.

22. C. Parkin, D.J.M. King, A.J. Knowles, A. Couet^“Data on the annealing of NbTiVZr at 1200°C with slow cooling rate” Data in Brief Vol. 24, June 2019, 103921.

21. M. Moorehead, Z. Yu, L. Borrel, J. Hu, Z. Cai, A. Couet “Comprehensive Investigation of the Role of Nb on the Oxidation Kinetics of Zr-Nb Alloys,” Corrosion Science, Vol. 155, pp. 173-181, 2019.

20. J. Mahaffey, A. Brittan, A. Guckenberger, A. Couet and K.G. Field “Evaluation of post-weld heat treatments applied to FeCrAl alloy weldments” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 515, March 2019, pp. 160-169.

19. D.J.M. King, S.T.Y. Cheung, S.A. Humphry Baker, C. Parkin, A. Couet, M.B. Cortie, G.R. Lumpkin, S.C. Middleburgh and A.J. Knowles “High temperature, low neutron cross-section high-entropy alloys in the Nb-Ti-V-Zr system” Acta Materialia, vol. 166, March 2019, pp. 435-446.

18. Z. Yu, A. Couet and M. Bachhav “Irradiation-induced Nb redistribution of ZrNb alloy: An APT study” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 516, 1 April 2019, pp. 100-110.

2018:

17. J. Mahaffey, A. Schroeder, D. Adam, A. Brittan, M. Anderson, A. Couet, and K. Sridharan, “Effect of CO and O₂ impurities on Supercritical CO₂ Corrosion of Alloy 625,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 3703-3714, 2018.

16. C. Falconer, W. H. Doniger, G. Zheng, R. Scarlat, K. Sridharan, and A. Couet, “Investigation of Materials Corrosion in Molten Fluoride Salts,” in 2018 Annual Meeting on Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Philadelphia, PA, 2018, vol. 118, pp. 1468-1471.

15. C. Parkin, M. Moorehead, Z. Yu, A. Couet, K. Sridharan, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, and C. Zhang, “Investigation of High-Entropy Alloy Compositions for Radiation Damage Resistance Applications,” in 2018 Annual Meeting on Transactions of the American Nuclear Society and Embedded Topical Meeting: Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors, Philadelphia, PA, 2018, vol. 118, pp. 1583-1586.

2017:

14. M. Moorehead, A. Couet, J. Hu, and Z. Cai, “Progressing Zirconium-Alloy Corrosion Models Using Synchrotron XANES,” in Proceedings of the 18^th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors, Portland, OR, 2017, vol. 2, pp. 565-576.

13. L. Borrel and A. Couet, “Modeling Corrosion Kinetics of Zirconium Alloys in Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA),” in Proceedings of the 18^th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors, Portland, OR, 2017, vol. 2, pp. 553-565.

12. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, A. Ambard, and D. Livigni, “In-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements of zirconium alloy oxide conductivity: Relationship to hydrogen pickup,” Corrosion Science, vol. 119, pp. 1-13, 2017.

2016:

11. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, A. Ambard, and R. J. Comstock, “Hydrogen Pickup Mechanism in Zirconium Alloys,” in 18^th International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2016, pp. 312-349.

10. A. T. Motta, A. Couet, “Zirconium Alloy Corrosion and Hydrogen Pickup,” in Annual Meeting on Transactions of the American Nuclear Society and Embedded Topical Meeting: Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors, NSFM 2016, New Orleans, LO, 2016.

2015:

9. J. Romero, J. Partezana, R. J. Comstock, L. Hallstadius, A. T. Motta, and A. Couet, “Evolution of Hydrogen Pickup Fraction with Oxidation Rate on Zirconium Alloys,” in Top Fuel Reactor Fuel Performance, Zurich, Switzerland, 2015, pp. 476-482.

8. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, and A. Ambard, “The Coupled Current Charge Compensation Model for Zirconium Alloy Fuel Cladding Oxidation: I.Parabolic Oxidation of Zirconium Alloys,” Corrosion Science, vol. 100, pp. 73-84, 2015.

7. A. T. Motta, A. Couet, and R. J. Comstock, “Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys used for Nuclear Fuel Cladding,” Annual Review of Materials Research, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 311-343, 2015.

2014:

6. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, and R. J. Comstock, “Hydrogen Pickup Measurements in Zirconium Alloys: Relation to Oxidation Kinetics,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 451, no. 1-3, pp. 1-13, 2014.

5. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, B. de Gabory, and Z. Cai, “Microbeam X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy study of the oxidation of Fe and Nb in zirconium alloy oxide layers,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 452, no. 1-3, pp. 614-627, 2014.

4. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, R. J. Comstock, and A. Ambard, “Oxide Electronic Conductivity and Hydrogen Pickup Fraction in Zr Alloys,” Annual Meeting on Transactions of the American Nuclear Society and Embedded Topical Meeting: Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors, NSFM 2014, Reno, NV, 2014, pp. 845-848.

2013:

3. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, and R. J. Comstock, “Effect of Alloying Elements on Hydrogen Pickup in Zirconium Alloys,” in Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: 17^th International Symposium, STP154320120215, ASTM International, Hyderabad, India, 2013, pp. 479-514.

2012:

2. A. Couet, A. T. Motta, R. J. Comstock, and R. L. Paul, “Cold neutron prompt gamma activation analysis, a non-destructive technique for hydrogen level assessment in zirconium alloys,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 425, no. 1-3, pp. 211-217, 2012.

2010:

1. A. Couet, J.-P. Crocombette, and A. Chartier, “Atomistic study of the thermodynamic equilibrium of nano-sized helium cavities in βSiC,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 404, no. 1, pp. 50-54, 2010.