Keyou Mao

Publications:
"Comparative Thermal Aging Effects on PM-HIP and Forged Inconel 690" Keyou Mao, David Gandy, Janelle Wharry, JOM Vol. 70 2018 2218-2223 Link
"Effect of laser welding on deformation mechanisms in irradiated austenitic stainless steel" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Cheng Sun, Xiang Liu, Haozheng Qu, Aaron French, Paula Freyer, Frank Garner, Lin Shao, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 528 2020 151878 Link
Deformation mechanism of a laser weld on neutron irradiated AISI 304L stainless steel was studied by in-situ microcompression test at room temperature. The deformation-induced austenite-to-martensite phase transformation occurs in {101}-oriented grains in the irradiated base metal, while deformation twinning prevails in {101}-oriented grains in the weld heat affected zone (HAZ). A high number density of irradiation-induced voids in the base metal provides sufficient nucleation sites for the austenite-to-martensite phase transformation under compression at room temperature. A deformation map is established to predict critical twinning stress for face-centered-cubic (fcc) metals and alloys. Our results show that irradiation-induced voids can tailor the deformation mechanisms of austenitic stainless steel.
"Effects of corrosion-inhibiting surface treatments on irradiated microstructure development in Ni-base alloy 718" Keyou Mao, Vijay Vasudevan, Janelle Wharry, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 512 2018 276-287 Link
"Effects of corrosion-inhibiting surface treatments on irradiated microstructure development in Ni-base Alloy 718" Keyou Mao, Janelle Wharry, Vijay Vasudevan, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 512 2018 276-287 Link
"Grain orientation dependence of nanoindentation and deformation-induced martensitic phase transformation in neutron irradiated AISI 304L stainless steel" Keyou Mao, Cheng Sun, Yina Huang, Ching-Heng Shiau, Frank Garner, Paula Freyer, Janelle Wharry, Materialia Vol. 5 2019 100208 Link
"Laser weld-induced formation of amorphous Mn-Si precipitate in 304 stainless steel" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Yaqiao Wu, Cheng Sun, Emmanuel Perez, Materialia Vol. 3 2018 174-177 Link
"Microstructure and microchemistry of laser welds of irradiated austenitic steels" Keyou Mao, Aaron French, Xiang Liu, Lucille Giannuzzi, Cheng Sun, Megha Dubey, Paula Freyer, Jonathan Tatman, Frank Garner, Lin Shao, Janelle Wharry, Materials and Design Vol. 206 2021 Link
"Microstructure of laser weld repairs of irradiated austenitic steels" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Aaron French, Xiang Liu, Yaqiao Wu, Cheng Sun, Paula Freyer, Jonathan Tatman, Lucille Giannuzzi, Frank Garner, Lin Shao, Materials & Design Vol. 206 2021 109764 Link
"Microstructure-property relationships across AISI 304/308L stainless steel laser weldments" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Vikas Tomar, Yaqiao Wu, Materials Science & Engineering A Vol. 721 2018 234-243 Link
"Probing the Damage Recovery Mechanism in Irradiated Stainless Steels Using In-Situ Microcantilever Bending Test" Keyou Mao, Hao Wang, Haozheng Qu, Kayla Yano, Philip Edmondson, Cheng Sun, Janelle Wharry, Frontiers in Materials Vol. 2022 Link
"Role of cavities on deformation-induced martensitic transformation pathways in a laser-welded, neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Cheng Sun, Ching-Heng Shiau, Kayla Yano, Paula Freyer, Anter EL-AZAB, Frank Garner, Aaron French, Lin Shao, Scripta Materialia Vol. 178 2020 1-6 Link
The role of cavities on deformation-induced martensitic phase transformations is studied in a laser-welded and neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel. Orientation dependent nanoindentation experiments are performed in the base metal and the weld heat affected zone (HAZ) at room temperature. Transmission electron microscopy study of deformed microstructures indicates indentation-induced α’-martensite forms in the base metal, whereas α’- and ε-martensite arise in the HAZ. The different pathway of martensite phase transformation is attributed to the laser weld-induced annealing of cavities. Our results suggest that deformation-induced martensitic phase transformation of austenitic stainless steel is correlated to neutron irradiated cavity structures.
"The role of irradiation on deformation-induced martensitic phase transformations in fcc alloys" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, Journal of Materials Research Vol. 35 2020 1660-1671 Link
"Thermal Aging and the Hall–Petch Relationship of PM-HIP and Wrought Alloy 625" Janelle Wharry, Keyou Mao, David Gandy, Elizabeth Getto, JOM Vol. 71 2019 2837 Link
Powder metallurgy with hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP) is an advanced alloy processing method capable of fabricating complex nuclear reactor components near-net shape, reducing the need for machining and welding. For heat exchangers and steam generators, thermal aging of PM-HIP materials must be comparable or superior to conventional castings or forgings. This study compares thermal aging effects in PM-HIP and wrought alloy 625. Isothermal aging is carried out over 400–800°C for 100 h. Both PM-HIP and wrought materials have equiaxed grains with a uniform orientation distribution. The PM-HIP material has finer grains than the wrought material at all aging conditions. Both PM-HIP and wrought materials have a comparable hardness and modulus measured by nanoindentation. Hardness remains unchanged with aging except the wrought material aged at 800°C, which exhibits softening. Overall, PM-HIP alloy 625 responds comparably to wrought alloy 625 and is superior at 800°C. Results are used to calculate a Hall–Petch coefficient.
Presentations:
"Effect of residual stress mitigation surface treatment techniques on the irradiation tolerance of Ni-base alloys" Keyou Mao, Vijay Vasudevan, Janelle Wharry, FONTEVRAUD 9 September 17-20, (2018)
"Microstructural and mechanical integrity of laser weldment of neutron irradiated AISI 304 SS" Keyou Mao, Paula Freyer, Frank Garner, Janelle Wharry, TMS 2018 March 11-15, (2018)
"Microstructural and micromechanical characterization of laser weld repairs on neutron irradiated 304 stainless steel" Keyou Mao, Paula Freyer, Cheng Sun, Frank Garner, Janelle Wharry, NUMAT 2018 October 15-18, (2018)
"Microstructure evolution of laser weld repairs of 304SS at high dose ion irradiation" Keyou Mao, Paula Freyer, Jonathan Tatman, Frank Gift, Frank Garner, Janelle Wharry, Poster - FONTEVRAUD 9 September 17-20, (2018)
NSUF Articles:
RTE 1st Call Awards Announced - Projects total approximately $1.4 million These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE-NE. Friday, February 8, 2019 - Calls and Awards
From the Users Group: Vote for Your New Executive Committee - Election closes 10/31 The goal of the Users Group is to provide a formal and clear channel from the NSUF users to the NSUF program office as well as advocate for the experimental activities at NSUF, and the Executive Committee helps facilitate this. Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - Users Group, Newsletter
New Users Organization Executive Committee Members Announced - Their term will begin in January 2020 The Users Organization Executive Committee will work to advance NSUF user concerns and priorities. Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - Newsletter, Users Group
NSUF awards 24 Rapid Turnaround Experiment proposals - Approximately $1.42M has been awarded. Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - Calls and Awards
Additional Publications:
"Optimization of Transport Critical Currents at 4.2 K – 20 K at Magnetic Fields Up to 31 T for MOCVD REBCO Conductors With Variable Zr and Growth Conditions" J. Gillman, C. Zha, Y. Oz, H. Pimentel, S. Mao, J. Kvitkovic, G. Bradford, J. Lee, J. Jaroszynski, N. Bishop, Y. Zhang, D. Abraimov, [2025] IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity · DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2025.3549409 · ISSN: 1051-8223
"Chloride-induced stress corrosion crack propagation mechanisms in austenitic stainless steel are mechanically driven" Haozheng J. Qu, Keyou S. Mao, Janelle P. Wharry, Ronit Roy, [2025] Scripta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116652
"Solution Processed Bilayer Metal Halide White Light Emitting Diodes" Tunde Blessed Shonde, Oluwadara Joshua Olasupo, Tarannuma Ferdous Manny, Md Sazedul Islam, Jarek Viera, Mohammad Khizr, Sahel Moslemi, Xinsong Lin, J.S. Raaj Vellore Winfred, Layla El Nasser, Keyou (Sam) Mao, Biwu Ma, He Liu, [2024] Advanced Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adma.202412239 · ISSN: 0935-9648
Abstract

Metal halide perovskites and perovskite‐related organic metal halide hybrids (OMHHs) have recently emerged as a new class of luminescent materials for light emitting diodes (LEDs), owing to their unique and remarkable properties, including near‐unity photoluminescence quantum efficiencies, highly tunable emission colors, and low temperature solution processing. While substantial progress has been made in developing monochromatic LEDs with electroluminescence across blue, green, red, and near‐infrared regions, achieving highly efficient and stable white electroluminescence from a single LED remains a challenging and under‐explored area. Here, a facile approach to generating white electroluminescence is reported by combining narrow sky‐blue emission from metal halide perovskites and broadband orange/red emission from zero‐dimensional (0D) OMHHs. For the proof of concept, utilizing TPPcarz+ passivated two‐dimensional (2D) CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets (NPLs) as sky blue emitter and 0D TPPcarzSbBr4 as orange/red emitter (TPPcarz+ = triphenyl (9‐phenyl‐9H‐carbazol‐3‐yl) phosphonium), white LEDs (WLEDs) with a solution processed bilayer structure have been fabricated to exhibit a peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 4.8% and luminance of 1507 cd m−2 at the Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinate of (0.32, 0.35). This work opens a new pathway for creating highly efficient and stable WLEDs using metal halide perovskites and related materials.

"Halide-Mediated Phase Control of FexCo1–xCy Nanoparticles" Bipin Lamichhane, Samantha Bell, Keyou Mao, Shyam Kattel, Geoffrey Strouse, Isabella Bertini, [2024] Chemistry of Materials · DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00701 · ISSN: 0897-4756
"Use of SEM/FIB and Machine Learning to Characterize REBCO Conductors" Carina Zha, Nicole Bishop, Keyou Mao, Jozef Kvitkovic, Jun Lu, Jeremy Levitan, Dmytro Abraimov, Hannah Matos-Pimentel, [2024] Microscopy and Microanalysis · DOI: 10.1093/mam/ozae044.217 · ISSN: 1431-9276
"Phase separation during the direct powder bed fusion of SiC" Omer Karakoc, Keyou Mao, Takaaki Koyanagi, Jian Liu, Yutai Katoh, Benjamin W. Lamm, [2024] International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology · DOI: 10.1111/ijac.14707 · ISSN: 1546-542X
Abstract

Powder bed fusion (PBF) is an attractive additive manufacturing option for fabrication of SiC object with complex geometries. However, the density and microstructure controls remain a challenge. This study is aimed at understanding laser–SiC interactions, with emphasis on microstructure‐processing relationships, to identify potential solutions for the process improvement. SiC tubes were fabricated by PBF of pure SiC powders without sintering additives. Comprehensive analysis by X‐ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and electron microscopy indicated that binding of SiC particles was achieved by incongruent melting of SiC to a Si/C mixture containing SiC micro‐ and nanocrystallites. The phase evolution under laser irradiation of SiC was explained by phase diagrams. This study uncovered the PBF SiC microstructure at different length scales and the relationship between the microstructure and the processing parameters.

"Polymer-Derived Silicon Carbide and Boron Nitride Nanotube Composites with High Thermal Shock Resistance" Leila Shahriari, Yash Khandwani, Samuel Talevich, Aspen Reyes, Rebekah Sweat, Keyou Mao, Lyndsey R. Scammell, R. Roy Whitney, Jin Gyu Park, Qiang Wu, Zhiyong Liang, Zhibin Yu, Haoran Li, [2023] ACS Applied Engineering Materials · DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00524 · ISSN: 2771-9545
"Plasmon-Induced Hot-Carrier Excited-State Dynamics in Plasmonic Semiconductor Nanocrystals" Catherine J. Fabiano, Edward T. Nguyen, Keyou Mao, Anoushka K. Ahuja, Richard D. Schaller, Geoffrey F. Strouse, Jason E. Kuszynski, [2023] The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05208
"Organic Semiconducting Ligands Passivated CsPbBr3 Nanoplatelets for Blue Light-Emitting Diodes" Tunde Blessed Shonde, Oluwadara Joshua Olasupo, Md Sazedul Islam, Tarannuma Ferdous Manny, Maxim Woodhouse, Xinsong Lin, J. S. Raaj Vellore Winfred, Keyou Sam Mao, Eric Lochner, Iqra Fatima, Kenneth Hanson, Biwu Ma, He Liu, [2023] ACS Energy Letters · DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01576 · ISSN: 2380-8195
"Multimodal Characterization of Porosity in Advanced Manufactured and Welded Nuclear Structural Alloys" Grayson Nemets, Elliot Marrero, Jasmyne Emerson, Nate Gehmlich, Maria A Okuniewski, Caleb D Clement, Keyou S Mao, Janelle P Wharry, [2023] Microscopy and Microanalysis · DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.791 · ISSN: 1431-9276
"Metal Carbide Nanocrystal Nucleation and Growth in a Transition Metal Coordination Polymer" James R. Mcbride, Keyou Mao, Payton A. Martin, Geoffrey F. Strouse, Edward T. Nguyen, [2022] The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06036
"A Single Source, Scalable Route for Direct Isolation of Earth-Abundant Nanometal Carbide Water-Splitting Electrocatalysts" Isabella A. Bertini, Amanda J. Ritz, Robert A. Lazenby, Keyou Mao, James R. McBride, Alexzandra V. Mattia, Jason E. Kuszynski, Samuel F. Wenzel, Sarah D. Bennett, Geoffrey F. Strouse, Edward T. Nguyen, [2022] Inorganic Chemistry · DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01713
"Identifying Chemical Disordering in Irradiated SiC Fiber-Reinforced SiC Matrix Composites with High-Throughput Correlative Microscopy" Takaaki Koyanagi, Takashi Nozawa, Yutai Katoh, Keyou S Mao, [2022] Microscopy and Microanalysis · DOI: 10.1017/s1431927622007978 · ISSN: 1435-8115
"Improved irradiation resistance of accident-tolerant high-strength FeCrAl alloys with heterogeneous structures" Caleb P. Massey, Yukinori Yamamoto, King A. Unocic, Maxim N. Gussev, Dalong Zhang, Samuel A. Briggs, Omer Karakoc, Andrew T. Nelson, Kevin G. Field, Philip D. Edmondson, Keyou S. Mao, [2022] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117843
"Identifying chemically similar multiphase nanoprecipitates in compositionally complex non-equilibrium oxides via machine learning" Tyler J. Gerczak, Jason M. Harp, Casey S. McKinney, Timothy G. Lach, Omer Karakoc, Andrew T. Nelson, Kurt A. Terrani, Chad M. Parish, Philip D. Edmondson, Keyou S. Mao, [2022] Communications Materials · DOI: 10.1038/s43246-022-00244-4
Abstract

Characterizing oxide nuclear fuels is difficult due to complex fission products, which result from time-evolving system chemistry and extreme operating environments. Here, we report a machine learning-enhanced approach that accelerates the characterization of spent nuclear fuels and improves the accuracy of identifying nanophase fission products and bubbles. We apply this approach to commercial, high-burnup, irradiated light-water reactor fuels, demonstrating relationships between fission product precipitates and gases. We also gain understanding of the fission versus decay pathways of precipitates across the radius of a fuel pellet. An algorithm is provided for quantifying the chemical segregation of the fission products with respect to the high-burnup structure, which enhances our ability to process large amounts of microscopy data, including approaching the atomistic-scale. This may provide a faster route for achieving physics-based fuel performance modeling.

"Effect of heterogeneous microstructure on the tensile and creep performances of cast Haynes 282 alloy" Keyou Mao, Peter F. Tortorelli, Philip J. Maziasz, Mani Thangirala, Kinga A. Unocic, Xiang Frank Chen, Ling Wang, [2021] Materials Science and Engineering: A · DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.142099
"Microstructure and microchemistry of laser welds of irradiated austenitic steels" Aaron J. French, Xiang Liu, Yaqiao Wu, Lucille A. Giannuzzi, Cheng Sun, Megha Dubey, Paula D. Freyer, Jonathan K. Tatman, Frank A. Garner, Lin Shao, Janelle P. Wharry, Keyou S. Mao, [2021] Materials & Design · DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109764 · ISSN: 0264-1275
"Irradiation-induced amorphization of Fe-Y-based second phase particles in accident-tolerant FeCrAl alloys" Caleb P. Massey, Maxim N. Gussev, Yukinori Yamamoto, Andrew T. Nelson, Kevin G. Field, Philip D. Edmondson, Keyou S. Mao, [2021] Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101016
"Role of cavities on deformation-induced martensitic transformation pathways in a laser-welded, neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel" Cheng Sun, Ching-Heng Shiau, Kayla H. Yano, Paula D. Freyer, Anter A. El-Azab, Frank A. Garner, Aaron French, Lin Shao, Janelle P. Wharry, Keyou S. Mao, [2020] Scripta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.10.037
"Grain orientation dependence of nanoindentation and deformation-induced martensitic phase transformation in neutron irradiated AISI 304L stainless steel" Cheng Sun, Yina Huang, Ching-Heng Shiau, Frank A. Garner, Paula D. Freyer, Janelle P. Wharry, Keyou S. Mao, [2019] Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100208
"Effects of corrosion-inhibiting surface treatments on irradiated microstructure development in Ni-base alloy 718" Micheal Kattoura, Keyou S. Mao, Jie Song, Vijay K. Vasudevan, Janelle P. Wharry, Yerik Bazarbayev, [2018] Journal of Nuclear Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.10.006
"Laser weld-induced formation of amorphous Mn–Si precipitate in 304 stainless steel" Yaqiao Wu, Cheng Sun, Emmanuel Perez, Janelle P. Wharry, Keyou S. Mao, [2018] Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2018.08.012
"Investing in a permanent and sustainable nuclear waste disposal solution" Keyou S. Mao, Janelle P. Wharry, D. Marshall Porterfield, Kayla H. Yano, [2018] Progress in Nuclear Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2018.07.003
"Development of void fraction-quality correlation for two-phase flow in horizontal and vertical tube bundles" Keyou Mao, Tetsuhiro Ozaki, Takashi Hibiki, [2017] Progress in Nuclear Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2017.01.003
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