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Kurt E. Sickafus is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research spans key areas within materials science and engineering, focusing primarily on materials chemistry and condensed matter physics. The main fields of study related to their work include Materials Science, with 32 publications, and Engineering, with 15 publications. Subfields addressed by their research include Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's output covers a range of topics, with a significant emphasis on nuclear materials and radiation effects, which is reflected in 24 publications. Additional topics include advanced condensed matter physics, luminescence properties of advanced materials, high entropy alloys studies, high-temperature coating behaviors, electronic and structural properties of oxides, and advanced materials and composites.

The scholarly contributions of Kurt E. Sickafus include several recent papers published in peer-reviewed journals. These works are:

  • "Predicting short-range order and correlated phenomena in disordered crystalline materials," 2020, Science Advances
  • "High entropy ceramics for applications in extreme environments," 2024, Journal of Physics Materials
  • "Crystal chemistry of rare-earth containing garnets: Prospects for high configurational entropy," 2022, Journal of Solid State Chemistry
  • "ION BEAM SYNTHESIS OF BURIED OXIDE LAYERS IN SILICON CARBIDE," 2024, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Synthesis, elastic properties, and high-temperature stability of multicomponent spinel oxide," 2022, MRS Communications

Kurt E. Sickafus has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, establishing frequent research partnerships. These coauthors include Gianguido Baldinozzi, Maulik Patel, Brianna L. Musicó, Joshua P. Smith, and Sean M. Drewry.

Their work is disseminated in various scientific venues, with multiple publications in Physical Review Materials and Microscopy and Microanalysis. Other venues include the Journal of Physics Materials, Science Advances, and the Journal of Solid State Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Structure of Spinel

    Kurt E. Sickafus;John M. Wills;Norman W. Grimes

  • Radiation tolerance of complex oxides

    K. E. Sickafus;L. Minervini;R. W. Grimes;J. A. Valdez

  • Disorder in Pyrochlore Oxides

    Licia Minervini;Robin W. Grimes;Kurt E. Sickafus

  • Structure and magnetic properties of (Fe0.5Co0.5)88Zr7B4Cu1 nanocrystalline alloys

    M. A. Willard;D. E. Laughlin;M. E. McHenry;D. Thoma

  • Radiation-induced amorphization resistance and radiation tolerance in structurally related oxides

    Kurt E. Sickafus;Robin W. Grimes;James A. Valdez;Antony Cleave

  • Surface Area Loss of Supported Platinum in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Mahlon S. Wilson;Fernando H. Garzon;Kurt E. Sickafus;Shimshon Gottesfeld

  • Radiation Damage Effects in Zirconia.

    K.E. Sickafus;Hj. Matzke;Th. Hartmann;K. Yasuda

  • Enhanced radiation tolerance in nanocrystalline MgGa2O4

    Tong D. Shen;Shihai Feng;Ming Tang;James A. Valdez

  • Defect cluster formation in M2O3-doped cubic ZrO2

    Matthew O. Zacate;Licia Minervini;Daniel J. Bradfield;Robin W. Grimes

  • Oxygen migration in A2B2O7 pyrochlores

    Mohsin Pirzada;Robin W. Grimes;Robin W. Grimes;Licia Minervini;Licia Minervini;John F. Maguire

  • Oxygen migration in La2NiO4 + δ

    Licia Minervini;Robin W. Grimes;John A. Kilner;Kurt E. Sickafus

  • Radiation Effects in Solids

    Kurt E. Sickafus;Eugene A. Kotomin;Blas P. Uberuaga

  • Cation disorder in high-dose, neutron-irradiated spinel

    K.E. Sickafus;A.C. Larson;N. Yu;M. Nastasi

  • First-principles prediction of disordering tendencies in pyrochlore oxides

    Chao Jiang;C. R. Stanek;K. E. Sickafus;B. P. Uberuaga

  • Structural Relaxation of Amorphous Silicon Carbide

    Manabu Ishimaru;In Tae Bae;Yoshihiko Hirotsu;Syo Matsumura

  • Heavy-ion irradiation defect accumulation in ZrN characterized by TEM, GIXRD, nanoindentation, and helium desorption

    G.W. Egeland;J.A. Valdez;S.A. Maloy;K.J. McClellan

  • Synthesis of nanosized ceramic oxide powders by microwave plasma reactions

    Dieter Vollath;Kurt E. Sickafus

  • Structure and mobility of defects formed from collision cascades in MgO.

    B. P. Uberuaga;R. Smith;A. R. Cleave;F. Montalenti

  • First observation of' amorphization in single-crystal MgA12O4 spinel

    Ning Yu;Kurt E. Sickafus;Michael Nastasi

  • Role of Antisite Disorder on Preamorphization Swelling in Titanate Pyrochlores

    Y. H. Li;Y. H. Li;Blas Uberuaga;C. Jiang;C. Jiang;S. Choudhury

  • Luminescent properties and reduced dimensional behavior of hydrothermally prepared Y2SiO5:Ce nanophosphors

    D. W. Cooke;Jung-Kun Lee;B. L. Bennett;J. R. Groves

Frequent Co-Authors

Blas P. Uberuaga
Blas P. Uberuaga Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael Nastasi
Michael Nastasi Texas A&M University
Yoshihiko Hirotsu
Yoshihiko Hirotsu Osaka University
Robin W. Grimes
Robin W. Grimes Imperial College London
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Venkatraman Gopalan
Venkatraman Gopalan Pennsylvania State University
Arthur F. Voter
Arthur F. Voter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ricardo B. Schwarz
Ricardo B. Schwarz Los Alamos National Laboratory
Yongqiang Wang
Yongqiang Wang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jeffrey A. Eastman
Jeffrey A. Eastman Argonne National Laboratory

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