Research Summary
Research interests include behavior of nuclear reactor materials under irradiation, including structural components and fuel cladding; materials under irradiation; phase transformations; corrosion; mechanical behavior of materials; materials characterizat
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Recent Publications
Determination of the hydrogen heat of transport in Zircaloy-4
Kang, S., Huang, P. H., Petrov, V., Manera, A., Ahn, T., Kammenzind, B. & Motta, A. T., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 573, 154122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emulation of neutron-irradiated microstructure of austenitic 21Cr32Ni model alloy using dual-ion irradiation
Ayanoglu, M. & Motta, A. T., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 570, 153944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ion irradiation induced amorphization of precipitates in Zircaloy
Bowman, J., Wang, P., Was, G. S., Bachhav, M. & Motta, A. T., Dec 1 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 571, 153988.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investigation of breakaway corrosion observed during oxide growth in pure and low alloying element content Zr exposed in water at 360°C
Ensor, B., Motta, A. T., Lucente, A., Seidensticker, J. R., Partezana, J. & Cai, Z., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 558, 153358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predicting the hydride rim by improving the solubility limits in the Hydride Nucleation-Growth-Dissolution (HNGD) model.
Passelaigue, F., Simon, P. C. A. & Motta, A. T., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 558, 153363.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sensitivity analysis for characterizing the impact of HNGD model on the prediction of hydrogen redistribution in Zircaloy cladding using BISON code
Seo, S. B., Duchnowski, E. M., Motta, A. T., Kammenzind, B. F. & Brown, N., Jul 2022, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 393, 111813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In-situ irradiation-induced studies of grain growth kinetics of nanocrystalline UO2
Yu, Z., Xu, X., Chen, W. Y., Sharma, Y., Wang, X., Chen, A., Ulmer, C. J. & Motta, A. T., Jun 1 2022, In: Acta Materialia. 231, 117856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of in-situ ion irradiated Fe-21Cr-32Ni austenitic model alloy and alloy 800H at low doses
Ayanoglu, M., Ulmer, C. J. & Motta, A. T., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 555, 153149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emulation of fast reactor irradiated 21Cr32Ni model alloy using dual-ion beam
Ayanoglu, M. & Motta, A. T., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 124, 1, p. 260-262 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Void shrinkage in 21Cr32Ni austenitic model alloy during in-situ ion irradiation
Ayanoglu, M. & Motta, A. T., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 543, 152636.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implementation and Validation of the Hydride Nucleation-Growth-Dissolution (HNGD) model in BISON
Passelaigue, F., Lacroix, E., Pastore, G. & Motta, A. T., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 544, 152683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sensitivity analysis of BISON model for characterization of impact of experimental parameters on hydrogen migration and redistribution in zirconium-based alloys
Seo, S. B., Duchnowski, E. M., O'Neal, M., Motta, A. T., Passelaigue, F., Kang, S., Pastore, G., Manera, A., Petrov, V., Huang, P. H. & Brown, N. R., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 550, 152941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Erratum: “The effects of introducing elasticity using different interpolation schemes to the grand potential phase field model” (Computational Materials Science (2020) 183, (S0927025620302810), (10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109790))
Simon, P. C. A., Aagesen, L. K., Motta, A. T. & Tonks, M. R., Jun 15 2021, In: Computational Materials Science. 194, 110432.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Investigation of δ zirconium hydride morphology in a single crystal using quantitative phase field simulations supported by experiments
Simon, P. C. A., Aagesen, L. K., Jokisaari, A. M., Chen, L. Q., Daymond, M. R., Motta, A. T. & Tonks, M. R., Dec 15 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 557, 153303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantifying the effect of hydride microstructure on zirconium alloys embrittlement using image analysis
Simon, P. C. A., Frank, C., Chen, L. Q., Daymond, M. R., Tonks, M. R. & Motta, A. T., Apr 15 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 547, 152817.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review