Journal Articles

  1. M. Mika, A. Probert, A. Aitkaliyeva, "Nuclear fuel qualification: history, current state, and future", Progress in Nucl. Energy 177, 105460 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2024.105460

  2. K. Wright, L. Lecrivain, C. Pincock, M. Coleman, P. Wiscaver, B. Baker, L. Gimenes Rodrigues Albuquerque, L. Capriotti, A. Aitkaliyeva, "Exploring constituent redistribution in irradiated U-19Pu-14Zr fuel via electron probe microanalysis", J. Nucl. Mater. 603, 155411 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155411

  3. P. Wei, A. Aitkaliyeva, D. Spearot, Y. Zhang, "Thermal and dynamic partition of dumbbell interstitials in complex concentrated alloys", Scripta Mater., 255, 116392 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2024.116392

  4. T. Yuwen, R. Yang, A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Hages, D.R. Talham, "Spin crossover solids as phase change materials to actuate strain in 2D MoS2", Chem. Mater., 36(18), 8714-8724 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01389

  5. N. Baradwaj, A. Aditya, A. Mishra, K. Burns, E. Lang, J. Hatchel, K. Hattar, A. Aitkaliyeva, A. Nakano, P. Vashishta, R. Kalia, "Probing phonon focusing, thermomechanical behavior, and Moire patterns in van der Waals architectures using surface acoustic waves", npj | Computational Materials 10, 137 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-024-01315-5

  6. B. Bohanon, P. Wei, A. Foster, L. BazarU, Y. Zhang, D. Spearot, M. Bachhav, L. Capolungo, A. Aitkaliyeva, “A critical review of irradiation-induced changes in reactor pressure vessel steels”, Progress in Nuclear Energy 174, 105276 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2024.105276

  7. A. Probert, J. Watson, A. Aitkaliyeva, “An assessment of UO2 and ATF concept fuel performance modeling demands against current experimental capabilities under LOCA conditions”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 205, 110581 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2024.110581

  8. M. Arivu, A. Hoffman, M. Bachhav, A. Aitkaliyeva, Y. Wu, B. Miller, D. Keiser, J. Gan, H. Wen, "Atom probe tomography of segregation at grain boundaries and gas bubbles in neutron irradiated U-10wt% Mo fuel", Materials Letters, 365, 136414 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136414

  9. M. Mika, N. Tomczak, C. Finney, J. Carter, A. Aitkaliyeva, "Automating SAED Phase Identification Using ML", J. Materiomics (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2023.12.010.

  10. K. Burns, K. Tadj, T. Allaparti, L. Arias, N. Li, A. Aitkaliyeva, A. Misra, M. Scott, K. Hattar, “Deep-learning enabled probing of irradiation-induced defects in time-series micrographs”, APL Machine Learning, 2, 016117 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0186046

  11. K.M. Paaren, S. Christian, L. Capriotti, A. Aitkaliyeva, D. Porter, “Comparison of Zirconium Redistribution in BISON EBR-II models using FIPD and IMIS databases with experimental Post Irradiation Examination”, Energies, 16(19) 6817 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196817

  12. B. D. Miller, M. Bachhav, C. Smith, A. Aitkaliyeva, L. He, D.D. Keiser, J.W. Madden, A.B. Robinson, J. Gan, “Evidence of Xe-incorporation in the Bubble Superlattice in Irradiated U-Mo Fuel”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 154743 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154743

  13. K. Burns, J. Hachtel, A. Aditya, N. Baradwaj, A. Mishra, A. Nakano, R. Kalia, E. Lang, R. Schoell, K. Hattar, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Tailoring the Angular Mismatch in MoS2 Homobilayers through Deformation Fields”, Small (2023) https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202300098

  14. E. Prameela, T.M. Pollock, D. Raabe, M.C. Meyers, A. Aitkaliyeva, K.-L. Chintersingh, Z.C. Cordero, L. Graham-Brady, “Materials for extreme environments”, Nature Review Materials (2023) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-022-00496-z

  15. T. Rahn, B. D. Miller, L. Capriotti, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Revising constituent redistribution model for U-Pu-Zr fuels with new TEM data”, MRS Bulletin, Impact Article 48, 1-10 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00422-2

  16. C.M. Barr, E. Lang. K. Burns, P. Price, B.D. Miller, D.D. Keiser, A. Aitkaliyeva, K. Hattar, “The complex structural and chemical nature of monolithic U-10Mo fuel and Zr barrier layer”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 573, 154803 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154083

  17. C. McKinney, Floyd Hilty, D. Murray, N. Poudel, F. Cappia, T. Pavlov, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Three-dimensional microstructural characterization of FBR MOX fuel and the contribution of microstructural features to the thermal conductivity of the fuel”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 572, 154073 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154073

  18. E. Lang, K. Burns, Y. Wang, P. Kotula, A.B. Kustas, S. Rodriguez, A. Aitkaliyeva, K. Hattar, “Compositional effects of additively manufactured refractory high-entropy alloys under high energy helium irradiation”, Nanomaterials 12(12), 2014 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122014

  19. C. McKinney, C. Smith, G. Helmreich, T. Gerczak, A. Aitkaliyeva, “A practical guide to characterizing irradiated nuclear fuels using FIB tomography”, Micron 158, 103290 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103290

  20. C. Smith, S. Biswas, B.D. Miller, B. Koombaiah, D. Fraser, D.D. Keiser, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Investigation of high burnup structure formation in U-Mo fuels”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 563, 153617 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153617

  21. K. Burns, P.C. Reuel, F. Guerrero, E. Lang, P. Lu, T. Boyle, A. Aitkaliyeva, K. Hattar, “Thermal Stability and Radiation Tolerance of Lanthanide Doped Cerium Oxide Nanocubes”, Crystals 11, 1369 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11111369

  22. K. Burns, B. Bischoff, C.M. Barr, K. Hattar, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Photoexfoliation of MoS2 Quantum Dots from Nanosheets: An In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study”, IOP Nanotechnology 33(8) 085601 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac357c

  23. A. Aitkaliyeva, “Recent trends in metallic fast reactor fuels research”, Rising Stars issue of the Journal of Nuclear Materials 558, 153377 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153377.

  24. T. Rahn, L. Capriotti, F.D. Lemma, T.L. Trowbridge, J.M. Harp, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Investigation of constituent redistribution in U-Pu-Zr fuels and its dependence on varying Zr content”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 557, 153301 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153301.

  25. C.A. Smith, D.D. Keiser, B. D. Miller, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Microstructural dependence on fuel matrix composition in irradiated U-Mo dispersion fuels”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 550 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152943

  26. T. A. Ajantiwalay, L. Nagel, S. Malloy, K. Hattar, J. Mecholsky, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Investigation of hardening mechanisms and size effects in proton-irradiated HT-9 steels”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 548 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152866 

  27. S. J. Pearton, A. Aitkaliyeva, M. Xiang, F. Ren, A. Khachatrian, A. Ildefonso, Z. Islam, M.A.J. Rasel, A. Haque, A.Y. Polyakov, J. Kim, “Radiation damage in wide and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 10, 055008 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/abfc23

  28. C.A. Smith, Y. Cui, B. D. Miller, D.D. Keiser, A. Zare, A. Aitkaliyeva, “New approach for measuring interconnectivity of fission gas pores in nuclear fuels from 2D micrographs”, J. Mater. Sci. 56(1), 543-557 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05368-x

  29. C.A. Smith, B. D. Miller, D.D. Keiser, A. Robinson, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Microstructural Response of the Fuel Phase in U-7Mo Dispersion Fuel Irradiated at Different Powers”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 542 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152481

  30. T. A. Ajantiwalay, C. A. Smith, D. D. Keiser, A. Aitkaliyeva, “A critical review of the microstructure of U-Mo fuels”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 540 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152386

  31. C. McKinney, R. Seibert, G. Helmreich, A. Aitkaliyeva, K. Terrani, “Three-dimensional pore reconstruction of high burnup UO2 at different burnups”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 532 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152053

  32. R. Parrish, F. Cappia, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Comparison of radial effects of burnup on fast reactor MOX fuel microstructure and solid fission products”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 531 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152003

  33. J. Hirschhorn, M. Tonks, A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Adkins, “Reexamination of a U-Zr diffusion couple experiment using quantitative phase-field modeling and sensitivity analysis”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 529 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151929

  34. A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Adkins, C. McKinney, J. Hirschhorn, M. Tonks, “In search of θ-(Pu,Zr) in binary Pu-Zr: thermal and microstructural analyses of Pu-30Zr alloy”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 528 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151875

  35. R. Parrish, A. Winston, J. Harp, A. Aitkaliyeva, “TEM characterization of high burnup fast reactor MOX fuel”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 527 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151794

  36. K. Burns, A. M. Z. Tan, H. Gordon, T. Wang, A. Gabriel, L. Shao, R. Hennig, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Strain modulation using defects in two-dimensional MoS2”, Phys. Rev. B 102 (8) 085421 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.085421

  37. K. Burns, A.M.Z. Tan, A. Gabriel, L. Shao, R.G. Hennig, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Controlling neutral and charged excitons in MoS2 with defects”, J. Mater. Research, 35, 949-957 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.404

  38. T. A. Ajantiwalay, R. Finkelstein, H. Vo, P. Hosemann, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Bridging the experimental length-scale gap for tensile tests on structural materials”, JOM 72, 113-122 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03897-8

  39. R. Parrish, K. Wright, A. Winston, J. Harp, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Characterization of metallic fission products in 13.7% FIMA MOX fuel using electron microscopy techniques”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 524, 67-79 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.06.042

  40. R. Parrish, X. Liu, A. Winston, J. Harp, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Radial microstructural evolution in low burnup fast reactor MOX fuel”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 523, 182-188 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.06.009

  41. A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Adkins, J. Hirschhorn, C. McKinney, M. Tonks, “Microstructural characterization of the as-cast and annealed Pu-10Zr alloy”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 523, 80-90 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.05.051

  42. J. Hirschhorn, M. Tonks, A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Adkins, “A study of constituent redistribution in U-Zr fuels using quantitative phase-field modeling and sensitivity analysis”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 523, 143-156 (2019).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.05.053

  43. A. Aitkaliyeva, L. Shao, L. Price, J. Gigax, H. Kim, D. A. Lucca, A. Zare, E. G. Fu, G. Xie, “Ordered nanocrystal formation in Cu50Zr45Ti5 metallic glass”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 448, 57-60 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2019.04.015

  44. J. Hirschhorn, A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Papesch, M. Tonks, “The Microstructure and Thermodynamic Behavior of As-Cast U-24Pu-15Zr: Unexpected Results and Recommendations for U-Pu-Zr Fuel Research Methodology”, J. Nucl. Mater. 518, 80-94 (2019).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.02.039

  45. C. A. Smith, D.D. Keiser, B. D. Miller, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Comparison of manual and automated image analysis techniques for characterization of fission gas pores in irradiated U-Mo fuels”, Micron 119, 98-108 (2019).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2019.01.008

  46. T. Ajantiwalay, T. Trowbridge, A. Winston, C. Sun, K. Sridharan, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Best practices for preparing radioactive specimens for EBSD analysis”, Micron 118, 1-8 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2018.12.002

  47. J. Hirschhorn, A. Aitkaliyeva, C. Papesch, M. Tonks, “Development and Verification of a Phase-Field Model for the Equilibrium Thermodynamics of U-Pu-Zr”, Annals of Nucl. Energy 124, 490-502 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2018.10.029

  48. B. D. Miller, D.D. Keiser, M. Abirr, A. Aitkaliyeva, A. Leenaers, B.J. Hernandez, W. Van Renterghem, A. Winston, “3D reconstructions of irradiated U-Mo fuel to understand breaching effects in ZrN diffusion barriers”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 510, 431-436 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.08.016

  49. R. Parrish, A. Aitkaliyeva, “Microstructure of irradiated mixed oxide fuels: critical review”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 510, 644-660 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.05.076

  50. B. Westman, B. Miller, J.-F. Jue, A. Aitkaliyeva, D. Keiser, J. Madden, J. Tucker, “Analysis and Comparison of Focused Ion Beam Milling and Vibratory Polishing Sample Surface Preparation Methods for Porosity Study of U-Mo Plate Fuel for Research and Test Reactors”, Micron 110, 57 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2018.04.010

  51. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. W. Madden, C. A. Papesch, J. I. Cole, “TEM identification of subsurface phases in ternary U-Pu-Zr fuel”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 473, 75 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.02.022

  52. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. W. Madden, B. D. Miller, C. A. Papesch, J. I. Cole, “TEM examination of phases formed between U-Pu-Zr fuel and Fe”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 467, 717 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.10.043

  53. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. W. Madden, B. D. Miller, C. A. Papesch, J. I. Cole, “Fuel-cladding interaction between U-Pu-Zr fuel and Fe”, Metall. Mater. Trans. E 2, 220 (2015).

  54. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. W. Madden, B. D. Miller, C. A. Papesch, J. I. Cole, “Characterization of phases formed between U-Pu-Mo fuels and Fe-12Cr cladding”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 464, 28 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.04.041

  55. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. Gan, J. Madden, B. Miller, J. I. Cole, “Comparison of preparation techniques for nuclear materials for transmission electron microscopy (TEM)”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 459, 241 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.01.042

  56. A. Aitkaliyeva, J. Madden, B. Miller, J. I. Cole, “Implementation of focused ion beam system in characterization of nuclear fuels and materials”, Micron 67, 65 (2014).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2014.06.010

  57. L. Shao, C.-C. Wei, J. Gigax, A. Aitkaliyeva, D. Chen, B. H. Sencer, F. A. Garner, “Effect of defect imbalance on void swelling distributions produced in pure iron irradiated with 3.5 MeV self-ions”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 453, 176 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.06.002

  58. A. Aitkaliyeva, M. S. Martin, T. Harriman, D. Hildebrand, M. C. McCarthy, D. A. Lucca, H.-K. Jeong, L. Shao, “Radiation effects on the D to G Raman intensities of carbon nanotubes”, Phys. Rev. B 89, 235437 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.235437

  59. A. Aitkaliyeva, D. Chen, L. Shao, “Phonon transport assisted by inter-tube carbon displacements in carbon nanotube mats”, Sci. Rep. 3, 2774 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02774

  60. C.-C. Wei, A. Aitkaliyeva, M. S. Martin, D. Chen, L. Shao, “Microstructural changes of T-91 alloy irradiated by Fe self-ions to ultrahigh displacement ratios”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 307, 181 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2013.02.040

  61. A. Aitkaliyeva, L. Shao, “The change of microstructure and thermal properties in ion irradiated carbon nanotube mats as a function of ion penetration depth”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 063109 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789501

  62. C.-C. Wei, A. Aitkaliyeva, Z. Luo, A. Ewh, Y. Sohn, J. R. Kennedy, B. H. Sencer, M. T. Myers, M. Martin, J. Wallace, M. J. General, L. Shao, “Understanding the phase equilibrium and irradiation effects on the Fe-Zr diffusion couple”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 432, 205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.07.027

  63. A. Aitkaliyeva, L. Shao, “The production of amorphous regions in carbon nanotubes by 140 keV He ion irradiation”, Carbon 50, 4680 (2012).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.058

  64. M. T. Myers, S. Charnvanichborikarn, C.-C. Wei, Z. Luo, A. Aitkaliyeva, L. Shao, S. O. Kucheyev, “Defect microstructure in heavy-ion-bombarded (0001) ZnO”, Acta Materialia 60, 6086 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.07.046

  65. L. Shao, B. P. Gorman, A. Aitkaliyeva, N. D. Theodore, G. Xie, “Nanometer-scale tunnel formation in metallic glass by helium ion irradiation”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 041901 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4734399

  66. A. Aitkaliyeva, M. C. McCarthy, H.-K. Jeong, L. Shao, “Irradiation studies on carbon nanotube-reinforced boron carbide”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 272, 249 (2012).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.01.076

  67. W. Hua, S-D Yao, N.D. Theodore, M. Martin, A. Aitkaliyeva, and L. Shao, “Ion irradiation induced bubble relaxation in SiC,” Radiation Eff. Defect Solid. 165, 388 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1080/10420151003774348

  68. A. Aitkaliyeva, M. C. McCarthy, M. Martin, E. G. Fu, D. Wijesundera, X. Wang, W-K. Chu, H-K. Jeong, L. Shao, “Defect formation and annealing kinetics in ion irradiated carbon nanotube buckypapers”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 267, 3443 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2009.08.007