Uchicago Argonne, LLC

Sumit Bhattacharya

Abdellatif M Yacout

Yinbin Miao

Nicolas E Stauff

Taek K Kim

Michael J Pellin

Provided herein is a hydrogen permeation barrier coating, a coated substrate, and methods of coating a substrate.

Hydrogen permeation barrier coatings and methods of making the same

Fuel pellets can include a fission material powder, a protective layer coated on the fission material powder, and an oxidation diffusion barrier coated on the protective layer, with the protective layer and oxidation diffusion barrier being formed through ALD to achieve infiltration of the coatings within the fuel pellets.

Coated fuel pellets, methods of making and using same

Provided herein are thermionic converters that are capable of operating at lower temperatures and with increased efficiency as compared to conventional thermionic converters. Also provided are methods of using and making the thermionic converters of the disclosure.

Thermionic converter and methods of making and using same

Provided herein is a neutron moderation module and a thermal-neutron nuclear micro-reactor.

Neutron moderation modules

An adsorptive material for adsorption of a noble gas can include a mesoporous support material having a plurality of pores and a pattern of metal atoms deposited onto the mesoporous support material.

Materials and methods for selective noble gas adsorption

A gas enclosure can include a refractory metal liner; a ceramic matrix composite cladding; and a diffusion barrier layer. The refractory metal liner is adapted to surround and enclose a gas to be contained within the gas enclosure. The diffusion barrier layer is disposed between the refractory metal liner and the ceramic matrix composite cladding.

High-temperature and/or high pressure gas enclosure

A method loading powder into a mold can include immersing the mold comprising one or more microchannels into a suspension comprising the powder and a surfactant suspended in a dispersant, wherein the powder comprises particles having an average particle size of less than 100 &#x3bc;m, wherein the mold is substantially entirely covered by the suspension; heating the suspension having the mold immersed therein under a temperature condition suitable to lower the stability of the particles of the powder in the suspension such that the particles settle out of solution and into the one or more microchannels; and applying an ultrasonic wave to the heated suspension to further settle the particles of the powder into the one or more microchannels thereby filling the one or more microchannels of the mold with the powder.

Method for nano powder loading into micro-capillary mold

Provided herein are methods of forming a composite matrix on a porous substrate or a non-porous substrate, the methods including subjecting the substrate to a first deposition method to apply a first coating including first ceramic or metallic particles and form a coated substrate and subjecting the coated substrate to atomic layer deposition to apply a second coating and form the composite matrix, wherein the second coating includes second ceramic or metallic particles.

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Darien, IL, United States of America

Sumit Bhattacharya