by Jess Adamson | Apr 26, 2021 | Research
It is planned to breed the reaction in future fusion reactors with lithium from solid lithium ceramics from the eutectic liquid-metal lithium-lead (LiPb). The breeder will be in direct contact with the reduced activation ferritic-martensitic (RAFM) structural steel...
by Jess Adamson | Apr 26, 2021 | Research
Cathodic arc plasmas are frequently applied to deposit wear-resistant coatings like Al-Cr-N and Al-Cr-O. The metals are introduced as cathodes which are eroded due to the interaction with the plasma. Placing substrates in the plasma stream, metal ions and atoms can...
by Jess Adamson | Apr 22, 2021 | Research
The importance of investigating the acidity of heterogeneous catalysts cannot be overstated, particularly when acidity is the key factor ruling the outcome of a reaction. Wrong acidic features can easily lead to undesired products and/or, in the worst cases, to the...
by Jess Adamson | Apr 22, 2021 | Research
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), that are hybrid porous materials built from the assembly of metal centers and bridging organic linkers, are ideal candidates for many demanding applications including gas sorption and catalysis. For a long time, the properties of these...
by Jess Adamson | Apr 22, 2021 | Research
Uranium dioxide (UO2) as well as actinide mixed oxides such as (U,Pu)O2 MOx are currently employed as fuels in several types of nuclear reactors and still appear to be reference components for future concepts. If the sintering of these ceramics was extensively...
