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NIST Diffusion Workshop May 12-13, 2008
Highlighting Diffusion Challenges Associated with Sustainable Energy Applications
Monday, May 12 Bldg. 101. Lecture Room A
8:30-9:00 Introductions and Welcome
Diffusion Challenges for Developing Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications
9:00-9:15 Brief review of previous workshops (C. Campbell)
9:15-9:45 "H Diffusion in Pd and Pd Alloy Membranes. The Role of Non-ideality" (T.
Flanagan, U. Vermont)
9:45-10:15 "Hydrogen Diffusion in Steels" (Z. Feng and L. Anovitz, ORNL)
10:15-10:45 Diffusion in CIGS (-CuInxGa1-xSe2) Photovoltaics (W. Kim, Institute of Energy
Conversion, U. Delaware)
10:45-11:15 Discussion/ Break
11:15-11:45 "U-Mo/Al Alloys Diffusion Couples : Fuel/Cladding Interactions" (Y.Sohn, UCF)
11:45-12:15 "Uncertainties in Multicomponent Diffusivities and the Determination of Long-
Term Diffusivities at Low Temperatures" (J. LaCombe, U. Nevada-Reno)
Lunch 12:30-1:30
First Principles
1:30-2:00 " Diffusion of Transition Metal Solutes in Nickel" (R. Reed, U. Birmingham, UK)
2:00-2:30 "First-Principles Calculations of Diffusion Coefficients in fcc, bcc and hcp" (Z. Liu,
Penn State)
2:30-3:00 "Diffusion coefficients from first principles: from intercalation compounds to complex
alloys" (A. van der Ven, U. Michigan)
3:00-3:30 "Diffusion of Substitutional Impurities in bcc Fe: First-Principles Modeling" (M.
Asta, U. California Davis)
3:30-3:45 "Atomistic Simulations in Industrial Research: Workshop Summary" (C. Becker,
NIST)
3:45-4:00 Break
Modeling Applications
4:00-4:30 "Modeling of Diffusion-induced transformations in Ni superalloys (A. Mirsa,
QuesTek)
4:30-5:00 "Apply Phase Field Modeling to Real Systems by Integrating with PanEngine" (K.
Wu, CompuTherm)
5:00-5:30 "TC-PRISMA" (P. Mason, Thermo-Calc AB)
6:30 Dinner
Café Mileto
Cloppers Mill Village
18056 Mateny Road
Germantown, MD 20874
Tuesday, May 13 Bldg 223, Rm B307
8:45-9:00 Welcome
9:00-9:30 "Update on Diffusion Mobilities in Oxide Systems" (J. Ĺgren, KTH)
9:30-9:45 "Diffusion Mobilities in the Cu-In-Se system" (C. Campbell, NIST)
9:45-10:15 Discussion/ Break
10:15-10:45 Single-Phase Layer Formation in Two-Phase Diffusion Couples (J. Morral, OSU)
10:45-11:15 "Phase field Simulation of Thermotransport" (Sohn, UCF)
11:15-11:45 "Singularities in Diffusion Paths" (J. Li, U. Penn, OSU)
11:45-12:30 Discussion/Action Items
12:30 Adjourn/Lunch