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Micro- and Nanoscale Surface Analysis of Late Iron Age Glass from Broborg, a Vitrified Swedish Hillfort

January 11, 2023
Author(s)
Bethany Matthews, James Neeway, Lorena Nava Farias, Jose Marcial, Bruce Arey, Jennifer Soltis, LiBor Kovarik, Zihua Zhu, Michael Schweiger, Nathan Canfield, Tamas Varga, Mark Bowden, Jamie Weaver, John McCloy, Rolf Sjoblom, Eva Hjarthner-Holdar, Mia Englund, Erik Ogenhall, Edward Vicenzi, Claire Corkhill, Clare Thorpe, Russell Hand, David Peeler, Carolyn Pearce, Albert Kruger
Archaeological glasses with prolonged exposure to biogeochemical processes in the environment can be used to understand glass alteration, which is important for the safe disposal of vitrified nuclear waste. Samples of mafic and felsic glasses with

Energy Broadening of Neutron Depth Profiles by Thin Polyamide Films

September 7, 2022
Author(s)
Jamie Weaver, Anna Job, Kedar Manandhar, Ichiro Takeuchi, Robert Gregory Downing
A protective covering is often required for neutron depth profiling (NDP) measurements of sensitive materials (e.g., Li-ion batteries). Addition of this layer can increase NDP profile energy broadening and depth assignment uncertainty. This study evaluates

Effect of network connectivity on behavior of synthetic Broborg Hillfort glasses

September 2, 2022
Author(s)
Jose Marcial, Maria Cicconi, Carolyn Pearce, Jaroslav Klouzek, James Neeway, Richard Pokorny, Miroslava Vernerova, John McCloy, Emily Nienhuis, Rolf Sjoblom, Jamie Weaver, Russell Hand, Pavel Hrma, Albert Kruger
There is wide industrial interest in developing robust models of long-term (>100years) glass durability. Archeological glass analogs, glasses of similar composition, and alteration conditions to those being tested for durability can be used to evaluate and

ALD deposited amorphous alumina coatings can slow glass alteration

August 31, 2022
Author(s)
Miriam Hiebert, Jamie Weaver, Thomas Lam, Nicole Little, Ethan Hyde, Edward Vicenzi, Ray A. Phaneuf
Atomic layer deposited (ALD) amorphous aluminum oxide and titanium oxide coatings have been investigated for use in reducing the rate of silicate glass alteration. Mass spectrometric analysis of leachate from elevated temperature aqueous immersion

Unraveling the Stable Cathode Electrolyte Interface in all Solid-State Thin-Film Battery Operating at 5 V

July 4, 2022
Author(s)
Ryosuke Shimizu, Diyi Cheng, Jamie Weaver, Minghao Zhang, Bingyu Lu, Thomas Wynn, Randall Burger, Min-cheol Kim, Guomin Zhu, Ying Shirley Meng
Spinel-type LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is one of the most promising 5 V-class cathode materials for Li-ion batteries that can achieve high energy density and low production costs. However, in liquid electrolyte cells, the high voltage causes continuous cell

Major to Trace Element Imaging and Analysis of Iron Age Glasses Using Stage Scanning in The Analytical Dual Beam Microscope (Tandem)

June 16, 2022
Author(s)
Edward P. Vicenzi, Thomas Lam, Jamie Weaver, Andrew Herzing, John McCloy, Rolf Sjoblom, Carolyn Pearce
Dark and clear silicate glasses formed during an iron age vitrification event ≈ 1500 years ago at the Broborg hillfort near Uppsala, Sweden have been analyzed using a scanning electron microscope equipped with a micro-X-ray fluorescence (μXRF) spectrometer

Assessment of the reason for the vitrification of a wall at a hillfort. The example of Broborg in Sweden

May 9, 2022
Author(s)
Rolf Sjoblom, Eva Hjarthner-Holdar, Carolyn Pearce, Jamie Weaver, Erik Ogenhall, John McCloy, Jose Marcial, Edward Vicenzi, Michael Schweiger, Albert Kruger
It was discovered around 250 years ago that some of the rock material in the walls of some hillforts had been subjected to such high temperature that it had vitrified. This prompted a debate as to the reason for it that is still going on today: did the

Considerations in applying neutron depth profiling to Li-ion battery research

December 14, 2021
Author(s)
Daniel Lyons, Jamie Weaver, Anne Co
Li distribution within micron-scale battery electrode materials is quantified with neutron depth profiling (NDP). This method allows determination of intra- and inter-electrode parameters such as lithiation efficiency, electrode morphology change and Li

Spatially Resolved Potential and Li-Ion Distributions Reveal Performance-Limiting Regions in Solid-State Batteries

October 19, 2021
Author(s)
Elliot Fuller, Evgheni Strelcov, Jamie Weaver, Michael Swift, Joshua Sugar, Andrei Kolmakov, Nikolai Zhitenev, Jabez J. McClelland, Yue Qi, Joseph Dura, Alec Talin
The performance of solid-state electrochemical systems is intimately tied to the potential and lithium distributions across electrolyte–electrode junctions that give rise to interface impedance. Here, we combine two operando methods, Kelvin probe force

Microbial interactions with silicate glasses

July 17, 2021
Author(s)
Jamie Weaver, Carolyn Pearce, Robert Koestler, Bruce Arey, Albert Kruger, Paula DePriest, Andrew Plymale
Glass alteration in the presence of microorganisms has been a topic of research for over 150 years. Researchers from a variety of disciplines, including material science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and cultural heritage materials preservation

Hydration of Hydrophilic Cloth Facial Coverings Greatly Increases the Filtration Properties for Nanometer and Micrometer-sized Particles

March 8, 2021
Author(s)
Christopher D. Zangmeister, James Radney, Matthew E. Staymates, Edward P. Vicenzi, Jamie Weaver
Filtration efficiencies (FE) of natural, synthetic, and blended fabrics were measured as a function of relative humidity (RH) for particles with mobility diameters between 50 nm and 825 nm. Fabrics were equilibrated at 99 % RH, mimicking conditions

Tailoring electrode-electrolyte-interfaces in lithium-ion batteries using molecularly engineered functional polymers

February 22, 2021
Author(s)
Laisuo Su, Jamie Weaver, Mitchell C. Groenenboom, Nathan Nakamura, Eric Rus, Priyanka Anand, Shikhar Krishn Jha, Joseph Okasinski, Joseph Dura, B Reeja-Jayan
Electrode−electrolyte interfaces (EEIs) affect the rate capability, cycling stability, and thermal safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Designing stable EEIs with fast Li+ transport is crucial for developing advanced LIBs. Here, we study Li+ kinetics at

Niche partitioning of microbial communities at an ancient vitrified hillfort: implications for vitrified radioactive waste disposal

August 30, 2020
Author(s)
Andrew Plymale, Jacqueline Wells, Carolyn Pearce, Colin Brislawn, Emily Graham, Tanya Cheeke, Jessica Allen, Sarah Fansler, Bruce Arey, Mark Bowden, Danielle Saunders, Vincent Danna, Kimberly Tyrrell, Jamie Weaver, Rolf Sjoblom, Rick L. Paul, John McCloy, Eva Hjarthner-Holdar, Mia Englund, Erik Ogenhall, David Peeler, Albert Kruger
A pre-Viking era vitrified hillfort, Broborg, provides a habitat analogue for disposed radioactive waste glass and shows strong niche partitioning among the organisms involved in glass alteration. Microbes cannot be eliminated from radioactive waste

Low energy cross section measurement of the 10B(a;n)13N reaction and its impact on neutron production in 1st generation stars

February 26, 2020
Author(s)
Q Liu, M Febbraro, R.J. deBoer, S. Aguilar, A Boeltzig, Y Chen, M Couder, J Gorres, Jamie Weaver, K. T. Macon, M. Wiescher, K. Manukyan, L. Morales, S Pain, W. A. Peters, C. Seymour, G. Seymour, R. Toomey, B. Vande Kolk
Nucleosynthesis in the fi rst generation of massive stars offer a unique setting to explore the creation of the fi rst heavier nuclei in an environment free of impurities from earlier stellar generations. In later generations of massive stars, hydrogen

High-Throughput Exploration of Lithium-Alloy Protection Layers for High-Performance Lithium-Metal Batteries

February 13, 2020
Author(s)
Jamie L. Weaver, Kedar Manandhar, Yaoyu Ren, Drew Stasak, Huilong Hou, Dylan Kirsch, Suchismita Sarker, Apurva Mehta, Saydul Sardar, Muye Xiao, Carlos Le?n, Gus Hart, Takeshi Sunaoshi, John Lemmon, Ichiro Takeuchi
To realize high specific capacity Li-metal batteries, a protection layer for the Li-metal anode is needed. We are carrying out combinatorial screening of Li-alloy thin films as the protection layer which can undergo significant lithiation with minimum

Measurement of the 10B(?,n0)13N cross section at E? ? 3.6 MeV and its application as a diagnostic at the National Ignition Facilit

September 3, 2019
Author(s)
Q Liu, M Febbraro, R.J. deBoer, A Boeltzig, Y Chen, C Cerjan, M Couder, B Frentz, G Gilardy, J. Gorres, E. A. Henry, E. Lamere, K. T. Macon, K. Manukyan, L. Morales, P. D. O'Malley, S Pain, W. A. Peters, D. Schneider, C. Seymour, R. Toomey, B. Vande Kolk, Jamie Weaver, M. Wiescher
The National Ignition Facility provides the opportunity to study nuclear reactions under controlled conditions at high temperatures and pressures at a level never before achieved. However, the time scale of the DT implosion is only a few nanoseconds

Near-Surface Elemental Analysis of Solids by Neutron Depth Profiling

December 31, 2018
Author(s)
Jamie Weaver, Robert Gregory Downing
Neutron Depth Profiling (NDP) is an analytical nuclear technique for the determination of elemental mass as a function of depth into a sample's surface. It is suitable for characterizing a few select elements in most solid materials to depths of

Thermal Pulse for Rapid Surface Processing of Solid-State Electrolytes

November 10, 2018
Author(s)
Chengwei Wang, Hua Xie, Weiwei Ping, Jiaqi Dai, Jamie Weaver, Guolin Feng, Yonggang Yao, Shuaiming He, Howard Wang, Karen Gaskell, Liangbing Hu
Surface contamination and degradation are two main issues leading to performance decay of ceramic-based solid-state electrolytes (SSEs). The typical strategies used to clean surface contaminants and restore ceramic materials involve mechanical polishing or

Compositional Imaging and Analysis of Late Iron Age Glass from the Broborg Vitrified Hillfort, Sweden

October 31, 2018
Author(s)
Jamie Weaver, Scott A. Wight, Carolyn Pearce, John McCloy, Thomas Lam, Rolf Sjoblom, David Peeler, Michael Schweiger, Albert Kruger, Scott Whittaker, Edward Vicenzi
Numerous Iron Age hillforts were constructed throughout Europe on high ground to serve ancient settlements. The edifice walls of a small fraction of hillforts were vitrified as a result of high temperature activity, most likely to reinforce the walls