3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Design rules for industrial-scale sintering of UB4-UBC composites with high uranium density
Riley Moeykens, Anthony Albert-Harrup, David Simonne +2
Uranium borides are promising candidate fuel forms for use in advanced nuclear reactors due to their high thermal conductivity and potential for dual use as both fuel and burnable…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Transient Surface Oxides Form on Pt(111) - But Vanish During Ammonia Oxidation
David Simonne, Allesandro Coati, Alina Vlad +4
Ammonia oxidation on platinum catalysts is pivotal for industrial nitric acid production and environmental abatement, yet the role of surface oxides in this process remains debated…
physics.ins-det2025
Multipurpose in situ cell design for 3D X-ray imaging of electrochemical processes
Riley J. Hultquist, David Simonne, Sayantan Mondal +1
We present the design of a modular multipurpose cell for monitoring the degradation of materials in extreme environments. This cell decouples the reference electrode from the worki…