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Overview

Francois Willaime is a researcher affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Metals and Alloys.

The scientist's research explores several specialized topics including:

  • Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Francois Willaime has contributed to academic literature notably through publications in the journal Acta Materialia. Two recent papers include:

  • "Screw dislocation-carbon interaction in BCC tungsten: an ab initio study" (2020), published in Acta Materialia
  • "Mobility of carbon-decorated screw dislocations in bcc iron" (2023), published in Acta Materialia

Their research often involves a collaboration network that includes frequent coauthors such as Lisa Ventelon, Emmanuel Clouet, Guillaume Hachet, D. Caillard, and Bérengère Lüthi.

Through their scientific output, Willaime's work contributes to a deeper understanding of microstructural behavior and mechanical properties in metals, particularly focusing on interactions at the atomic and microscopic levels that affect material performance under different conditions.

Best Publications

  • Boron nitride nanotubes with reduced numbers of layers synthesized by arc discharge.

    A. Loiseau;F. Willaime;N. Demoncy;N. Demoncy;G. Hug

  • Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Nanotubes with Well-Separated Layers of Boron Nitride and Carbon

    K. Suenaga;C. Colliex;N. Demoncy;A. Loiseau

  • Multiscale modelling of defect kinetics in irradiated iron

    Chu-Chun Fu;Jacques Dalla Torre;François Willaime;Jean-Louis Bocquet

  • Primary radiation damage: A review of current understanding and models

    Kai Nordlund;Steven J. Zinkle;Steven J. Zinkle;Andrea E. Sand;Fredric Granberg

  • Root-growth mechanism for single-wall carbon nanotubes

    J Gavillet;Anne-Françoise Loiseau;C Journet;F Willaime

  • Ab initio study of helium in α-Fe : Dissolution, migration, and clustering with vacancies

    Chu-Chun Fu;F. Willaime

  • Stability and Mobility of Mono- and Di-Interstitials in α-Fe

    Chu-Chun Fu;F. Willaime;P. Ordejón

  • Improving atomic displacement and replacement calculations with physically realistic damage models

    Kai Nordlund;Steven J. Zinkle;Steven J. Zinkle;Andrea E. Sand;Fredric Granberg

  • Interatomic potentials for modelling radiation defects and dislocations in tungsten

    M. C. Marinica;Lisa Ventelon;M. R. Gilbert;L. Proville

  • Catalyst-free synthesis of boron nitride single-wall nanotubes with a preferred zig-zag configuration

    R. S. Lee;J. Gavillet;M. Lamy de la Chapelle;A. Loiseau

  • Ab initio modeling of dislocation core properties in metals and semiconductors

    D. Rodney;L. Ventelon;E. Clouet;L. Pizzagalli

  • Formation mechanism and the role of nanoparticles in Fe-Cr ODS steels developed for radiation tolerance

    Luke L. Hsiung;Michael J. Fluss;Scott J. Tumey;B. William Choi

  • Comparison of empirical interatomic potentials for iron applied to radiation damage studies

    L. Malerba;M. C. Marinica;N. Anento;C. Björkas

  • Formation of small single-layer and nested BN cages under electron irradiation of nanotubes and bulk material

    O. Stéphan;Y. Bando;A. Loiseau;F. Willaime

  • BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES

    A. Loiseau;F. Willaime;N. Demoncy;N. Schramchenko

  • Review on the EFDA programme on tungsten materials technology and science

    M. Rieth;J.L. Boutard;S.L. Dudarev;T. Ahlgren

  • Dislocation core energies and core fields from first principles.

    Emmanuel Clouet;Lisa Ventelon;François Willaime

  • Irradiation-Induced Formation of Nanocrystallites with C15 Laves Phase Structure in bcc Iron

    M.-C. Marinica;F. Willaime;J.-P. Crocombette

  • Core structure and Peierls potential of screw dislocations in α -Fe from first principles: cluster versus dipole approaches

    Lisa Ventelon;F. Willaime

  • Stability and mobility of self-interstitials and small interstitial clusters in α-iron: ab initio and empirical potential calculations

    F. Willaime;C.C. Fu;M.C. Marinica;J. Dalla Torre

Frequent Co-Authors

David Rodney
David Rodney Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Sergei L. Dudarev
Sergei L. Dudarev Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Kai Nordlund
Kai Nordlund University of Helsinki
Lorenzo Malerba
Lorenzo Malerba Complutense University of Madrid
Christophe Domain
Christophe Domain Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Steven J. Zinkle
Steven J. Zinkle University of Tennessee at Knoxville
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Charlotte Becquart
Charlotte Becquart University of Lille
Robert S Averback
Robert S Averback University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Florian Banhart
Florian Banhart University of Strasbourg

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