The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …

Damage mechanism identification has scientific and practical ramifications for the structural
health monitoring, design, and application of composite systems. Recent advances in …

Environmental barrier coating (EBC) materials that are resistant against molten calcia-
magnesia-aluminosilicate (CMAS) corrosion are urgently required. Herein, multicomponent …

Silicon carbide (SiC) fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites continue to undergo
development for fusion applications worldwide because of inherent advantages of the …

Molten calcium‑magnesium-aluminosilicate (CMAS) poses a considerable threat to the
environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) service life. Here, we have prepared ytterbium …

Dense thermal environmental barrier coatings (TEBCs) with low thermal conductivities are
needed for the protection and insulation of SiC-based ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) in …

The need for higher efficiencies and performance in gas-turbine engines that propel aircraft
in the air, and generate electricity on land, is pushing the operating temperatures of the …

The concept of thermal environmental barrier coatings (TEBCs) for SiC-based ceramic
matrix composite (CMCs) hot-section components in gas-turbine engines is elucidated …

The high-temperature (1500° C) interactions of two promising dense, polycrystalline EBC
ceramics, β-Yb 2 Si 2 O 7 and β-Sc 2 Si 2 O 7, with a calcia-magnesia-aluminosilicate …

Yb 2 Si 2 O 7 coatings were deposited on Si/SiC substrates by atmospheric plasma spray
(APS). The different power and plasma chemistries used in this work produced mainly …