Failure Modes in High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries for Use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (open access)

Failure Modes in High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries for Use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

The Advanced Technology Development (ATD) Program seeks to aid the development of high-power lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles. Nine 18650-size ATD baseline cells were tested under a variety of conditions. The cells consisted of a carbon anode, LiNi{sub 0.8}Co{sub 0.2}O{sub 2} cathode and DEC-EC-LiPF{sub 6} electrolyte, and they were engineered for high-power applications. Selected instrumental techniques such as synchrotron IR microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, gas chromatography, etc. were used to characterize the anode, cathode, current collectors and electrolyte from these cells. The goal was to identify detrimental processes which lead to battery failure under a high-current cycling regime as well as during storage at elevated temperatures. The diagnostic results suggest that the following factors contribute to the cell power loss: (a) SEI deterioration and non-uniformity on the anode, (b) morphology changes, increase of impedance and phase separation on the cathode, (c) pitting corrosion on the cathode Al current collector, and (d) decomposition of the LiPF{sub 6} salt in the electrolyte at elevated temperature.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Kostecki, R.; Zhang, X.; Ross, Phillip N., Jr.; Kong, F.; Sloop, S.; Kerr, J. B. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acceptance test specifications for accelerometers (open access)

Acceptance test specifications for accelerometers

This document outlines the Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory (WANL) specification and procedures for acceptance testing of accelerometers. All accelerometers that are to be used for reactor instrumentation shall meet the requirements of this specifications before being accepted.
Date: September 22, 1964
Creator: Burlas, T. C. & Karako, E. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Sequestration on Surface Mine Lands Quarterly Report (open access)

Carbon Sequestration on Surface Mine Lands Quarterly Report

An area planted in 2004 on Bent Mountain in Pike County was shifted to the Department of Energy project to centralize an area to become a demonstration site. An additional 98.3 acres were planted on Peabody lands in western Kentucky and Bent Mountain to bring the total area under study by this project to 556.5 acres as indicated in Table 2. Major efforts this quarter include the implementation of new plots that will examine the influence of differing geologic material on tree growth and survival, water quality and quantity and carbon sequestration. Normal monitoring and maintenance was conducted and additional instrumentation was installed to monitor the new areas planted.
Date: June 22, 2005
Creator: Graves, Donald H.; Barton, Christopher; Sweigard, Richard & Warner, Richard
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerospace Nuclear Safety (open access)

Aerospace Nuclear Safety

This report talks about the Aerospace Nuclear Safety
Date: September 22, 1965
Creator: Blake, V. E., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
US-NIS dialogue on nonproliferation export controls: A conference report (open access)

US-NIS dialogue on nonproliferation export controls: A conference report

None
Date: November 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Fuels Report: Week Ending December 16, 1994 (open access)

Winter Fuels Report: Week Ending December 16, 1994

The Winter Fuels Report is intended to provide concise, timely information to the industry, the press, policymakers, consumers, analysts, and State and local Governments on the following topics: distillate fuel oil net production, imports and stocks on a US level and for all Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) and product supplied on a US level; propane net production, imports and stocks on a US level and for PADD`s 1, II, and III; natural gas supply and disposition and underground storage for the US and consumption for all PADD, as well as selected National average prices; residential and wholesale pricing data for heating oil and propane for those States participating in the joint Energy Information Administration (EIA)/State Heating Oil and Propane Program; crude oil and petroleum price comparisons for the US and selected cities; and a 6--10 Day, 30-Day, and 90-Day outlook for temperature and precipitation and US total heating degree-days by city.
Date: December 22, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Alabama-ORNL Collaboration: Adaptation of Fast Multipole Code for Atomic-scale Micromagnetics]. Final Report: DE-FG02-98ER45714 (open access)

[Alabama-ORNL Collaboration: Adaptation of Fast Multipole Code for Atomic-scale Micromagnetics]. Final Report: DE-FG02-98ER45714

This document is the final report on Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER45714, ''Alabama-ORNL Collaboration: Adaptation of Fast Multipole Code for Atomic-scale Micromagnetics.'' It describes the development of a new and efficient code for the calculation of magnetostatic interactions in simulation of magnetic media and disks.
Date: November 22, 2002
Creator: Visscher, P. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering analysis report of the design of the F-144-1 shipping container to E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (open access)

Engineering analysis report of the design of the F-144-1 shipping container to E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

Design and engineering panameters for the F-144-1 shipping container for transporting FFTF fuel pin bundles or fuel assemblies are presented. (TFD)
Date: September 22, 1972
Creator: Lusk, E. C. & Burian, R. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Correlated Leading Baryon-antibaryon Production in e+e- to ccbar to Lambda_c+ antiLambda_c- X (open access)

Correlated Leading Baryon-antibaryon Production in e+e- to ccbar to Lambda_c+ antiLambda_c- X

We present a study of 649 {+-} 35 e{sup +}e{sup -} {yields} c{bar c} events produced at {radical}s {approx} 10.6 GeV containing both a {Lambda}{sub c}{sup +} baryon and a {bar {Lambda}}{sub c}{sup -} antibaryon. The number observed is roughly four times that expected if the leading charmed hadron types are uncorrelated, confirming an observation by the CLEO Collaboration. We find a 2-jet topology in these events but very few additional baryons, demonstrating that the primary c and {bar c} are predominantly contained in a correlated baryon-antibaryon system. In addition to the charmed baryons we observe on average 2.6 {+-} 0.2 charged intermediate mesons, predominantly pions, carrying 65% of the remaining energy.
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: Aubert, B.; Karyotakis, Y.; Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Prencipe, E.; Prudent, X. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Search for CP Violation in the Decay D+/- to Ks pi+/- (open access)

Search for CP Violation in the Decay D+/- to Ks pi+/-

We report on a search for CP violation in the decay D{sup {+-}} {yields} K{sub S}{sup 0}{pi}{sup {+-}} using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 469 fb{sup -1} collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric energy e{sup +}e{sup -} storage rings. The CP-violating decay rate asymmetry A{sub CP} is determined to be (-0.44 {+-} 0.13(stat) {+-} 0.10(syst))%, consistent with zero at 2.7 {sigma} and with the standard model prediction of (-0.332 {+-} 0.006)%. This is currently the most precise measurement of this parameter.
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: del Amo Sanchez, P.; Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Prencipe, E.; Tisserand, V.; Garra Tico, J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Searches for the baryon- and lepton-number violating decays $B^0\rightarrow\Lambda_c^ \ell^-$, $B^-\rightarrow\Lambda\ell^-$, and $B^-\rightarrow\bar{\Lambda}\ell^-$ (open access)

Searches for the baryon- and lepton-number violating decays $B^0\rightarrow\Lambda_c^ \ell^-$, $B^-\rightarrow\Lambda\ell^-$, and $B^-\rightarrow\bar{\Lambda}\ell^-$

Searches for B mesons decaying to final states containing a baryon and a lepton are performed, where the baryon is either {Lambda}{sub c} or {Lambda} and the lepton is a muon or an electron. These decays violate both baryon and lepton number and would be a signature of physics beyond the standard model. No significant signal is observed in any of the decay modes, and upper limits in the range (3.2 - 520) x 10{sup -8} are set on the branching fractions at the 90% confidence level.
Date: June 22, 2011
Creator: del Amo Sanchez, P.; Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Prencipe, E.; Tisserand, V.; Garra Tico, J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Search for CP Violation using T-odd Correlations in D+ to K+K0spi+pi- and DS+ to K+K0spi+pi- Decays (open access)

Search for CP Violation using T-odd Correlations in D+ to K+K0spi+pi- and DS+ to K+K0spi+pi- Decays

We search for CP violation in a sample of 20,000 Cabibbo-suppressed decays, D{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}K{sub S}{sup 0}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}, and 30,000 Cabibbo-favored decays, D{sub s}{sup +} {yields} K{sup +}K{sub S}{sup 0}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -}. We use 520 fb{sup -1} of data recorded by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy e{sup +}e{sup -} collider operating at center of mass energies near 10.6 GeV. We search for CP violation in the difference between the T-odd asymmetries obtained using triple product correlations of the D+ (D{sub s}{sup +}) and D{sup -} (D{sub s}{sup -}) decays, respectively. The T violation parameter values obtained are {Alpha}{sub T} (D{sup +}) = (-12.0 {+-} 10.0{sub stat} {+-} 4.6{sub syst}) x 10{sup -3} and {Alpha}{sub T}(D{sub s}{sup +}) = (-13.6 {+-} 7.7{sub stat} {+-} 3.4{sub syst}) x 10{sup -3}, which are consistent with the Standard Model expectations.
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Tisserand, V.; Garra Tico, J.; Grauges, E.; Martinelli, M. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science & Technology Review October 2005 (open access)

Science & Technology Review October 2005

This month's issue has the following articles: (1) Important Missions, Great Science, and Innovative Technology--Commentary by Cherry A. Murray; (2) NanoFoil{reg_sign} Solders with Less Heat--Soldering and brazing to join an array of materials are now Soldering and brazing to join an array of materials are now possible without furnaces, torches, or lead; (3) Detecting Radiation on the Move--An award-winning technology can detect even small amounts An award-winning technology can detect even small amounts of radioactive material in transit; (4) Identifying Airborne Pathogens in Time to Respond--A mass spectrometer identifies airborne spores in less than A mass spectrometer identifies airborne spores in less than a minute with no false positives; (5) Picture Perfect with VisIt--The Livermore-developed software tool VisIt helps scientists The Livermore-developed software tool VisIt helps scientists visualize and analyze large data sets; (6) Revealing the Mysteries of Water--Scientists are using Livermore's Thunder supercomputer and new algorithms to understand the phases of water; and (7) Lightweight Target Generates Bright, Energetic X Rays--Livermore scientists are producing aerogel targets for use in inertial Livermore scientists are producing aerogel targets for use in inertial confinement fusion experiments and radiation-effects testing.
Date: August 22, 2005
Creator: Aufderheide, M. B., III
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Photo-oxidation of Ge Nanocrystals: Kinetic Measurements by InSitu Raman Spectroscopy (open access)

Photo-oxidation of Ge Nanocrystals: Kinetic Measurements by InSitu Raman Spectroscopy

Ge nanocrystals are formed in silica by ion beam synthesis and are subsequently exposed by selective HF etching of the silica. Under ambient conditions, the exposed nanocrystals are stable after formation of a protective native oxide shell of no more than a few monolayers. However, under visible laser illumination at room temperature and in the presence of O{sub 2}, the nanocrystals rapidly oxidize. The oxidation rate was monitored by measuring the Raman spectra of the Ge nanocrystals in-situ. The intensity ratio of the anti-Stokes to the Stokes line indicated that no significant laser-induced heating of illuminated nanocrystals occurs. Therefore, the oxidation reaction rate enhancement is due to a photo-chemical process. The oxidation rate varies nearly linearly with the logarithm of the laser intensity, and at constant laser intensity the rate increases with increasing photon energy. These kinetic measurements, along with the power dependencies, are described quantitatively by an electron active oxidation mechanism involving tunneling of optically excited electrons through the forming oxide skin and subsequent transport of oxygen ions to the Ge nanocrystal surface.
Date: November 22, 2006
Creator: Sharp, I. D.; Xu, Q.; Yuan, C. W.; Beeman, J. W.; Ager, J. W., III; Chrzan, D. C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exceptional Electron Transport Properties of In-rich InGaN (open access)

Exceptional Electron Transport Properties of In-rich InGaN

Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the narrow band gap end of the InGaN alloy system, particularly in InN. The existence of surface electron accumulation and a tendency for n-type conductivity have been well-established and are explained by an extremely large electron affinity and the location of the Fermi level stabilization energy (E{sub FS}) high in the conduction band [1]. These characteristics pose significant challenges to the integration of In-rich InGaN into devices and demonstrate the need for a better understanding of the relationship between native defects and electronic transport in the alloy system. It has been previously shown that high-energy particle irradiation can predictably control the electronic properties of In-rich InGaN [1]. With increasing irradiation dose, the electron concentration (n) increases and the electron mobility ({mu}) decreases until the Fermi level reaches E{sub FS}, which is the saturation point. The value of n at saturation decreases with decreasing In fraction, due to the raising of the conduction band edge with respect to E{sub FS}.
Date: October 22, 2006
Creator: Jones, R. E.; van Genuchten, H. C. M.; Yu, K. M.; Walukiewicz, W.; Li, S. X.; Liliental-Weber, Z. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consequences of Surface Confinement on Free Radical Chemistry (open access)

The Consequences of Surface Confinement on Free Radical Chemistry

Mass transport limitations impact the thermochemical processing of fossil and renewable energy resources, which involves the breakdown of cross-linked, macromolecular networks. To Investigate the molecular level details of the consequences of molecular confinement on high temperature (275-500°C) free-radical reaction pathways, we have been examining the pyrolysis of model compounds attached to the surface of non-porous silica nanoparticles through a thermally robust Si-O-C<sub>aryl</sub>, tetha. Pyrolysis of silica-immobilized diphenylalkanes and related ethers have been studied in detail and compared with the corresponding behavior in fluid phases. The diffusional constraints can lead to reduced rates of radical termination on the surface, and enhancement of neophyl-like rearrangements, cyclization-dehydrogenation pathways, and <i>ipso-</i> aromatic substitutions. Furthermore, studies of two-component surfaces have revealed the importance of a radical relay mechanism involving rapid serial hydrogen transfer steps resulting from the molecular pre-organization on the low fractal dimension silica surface. Key findings are reviewed in this paper, and the implications of these results for fuel processing are described.
Date: August 22, 1999
Creator: Birtt, P.F. & Buchanan, A. C., III
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanistic Investigation into the Decarboxylation of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids (open access)

Mechanistic Investigation into the Decarboxylation of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids

It has been proposed that carboxylic acids and carboxylates are major contributors to cross-linking reactions in low-rank coals and inhibit its thermochemical processing. Therefore, the thermolysis of aromatic carboxylic acids was investigated to determine the mechanisms of decarboxylation at temperatures relevant to coal processing, and to determine if decarboxylation leads to cross-linking (i.e., formation of more refractory products). From the thcrmolysis of simple and polymeric coal model compounds containing aromatic carboxylic acids at 250-425 �C, decarboxylation was found to occur primarily by an acid promoted ionic pathway. Carboxylate salts were found to enhance the decarboxylation rate, which is consistent with the proposed cationic mechanism. Thermolysis of the acid in an aromatic solvent, such as naphthalene, produced a small amount of arylated products (~5 mol%)), which constitute a low-temperature cross-link. These arylated products were formed by the rapid decomposition of aromatic anhydrides, which are in equilibrium with the acid. These anhydrides decompose by a free radical induced decomposition pathway to form atyl radicals that can add to aromatic rings to form cross-links or abstract hydrogen. Large amounts of CO were formed in the thennolysis of the anhydrides which is consistent with the induced decomposition pathway. CO was also formed in the …
Date: August 22, 1999
Creator: Britt, P. F.; Buchanan, A. C., III; Eskay, T. P. & Mungall, W. S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Non-destructive metallurgical analysis of astrolabes utilizing synchrotron radiation. (open access)

Non-destructive metallurgical analysis of astrolabes utilizing synchrotron radiation.

From the experiments performed it is possible to determine a wide range of information about the metallurgy of the astrolabes studied. It was found that different brass alloys were used for components that were cast and those that were mechanically deformed. Chemical composition, forming history, and thickness measurements are all determined non-destructively, illustrating that this technique could be useful for many applications with metal artifact analysis where non-intrusive methods are required.
Date: May 22, 2002
Creator: Newbury, B.; Stephenson, B.; Almer, J. D.; Notis, M.; Haeffner, D. R. & Cargill, G. Slade, III
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Completion Report for Model Evaluation Well ER-11-2: Corrective Action Unit 98: Frenchman Flat (open access)

Completion Report for Model Evaluation Well ER-11-2: Corrective Action Unit 98: Frenchman Flat

Model Evaluation Well ER-11-2 was drilled for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office in support of Nevada Environmental Management Operations at the Nevada National Security Site (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site). The well was drilled in August 2012 as part of a model evaluation program in the Frenchman Flat area of Nye County, Nevada. The primary purpose of the well was to provide detailed geologic, hydrogeologic, chemical, and radionuclide data that can be used to test and build confidence in the applicability of the Frenchman Flat Corrective Action Unit flow and transport models for their intended purpose. In particular, this well was designed to provide data to evaluate the uncertainty in model forecasts of contaminant migration from the upgradient underground nuclear test PIN STRIPE, conducted in borehole U-11b in 1966. Well ER-11-2 will provide information that can be used to refine the Phase II Frenchman Flat hydrostratigraphic framework model if necessary, as well as to support future groundwater flow and transport modeling. The main 31.1-centimeter (cm) hole was drilled to a total depth of 399.6 meters (m). A completion casing string was not set in Well ER-11-2. However, a piezometer string was …
Date: January 22, 2013
Creator: Underground Test Area and Boreholes Programs and Operations
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of B to X \gamma Decays and Determination of |V_{td}/V_{ts}| (open access)

Study of B to X \gamma Decays and Determination of |V_{td}/V_{ts}|

Using a sample of 471 million B{bar B} events collected with the BABAR detector, we study the sum of seven exclusive final states B {yields} X{sub s(d){gamma}}, where X{sub s(d)} is a strange (non-strange) hadronic system with a mass of up to 2.0 GeV/c{sup 2}. After correcting for unobserved decay modes, we obtain a branching fraction for b {yields} d{gamma} of (9.2 {+-} 2.0(stat.) {+-} 2.3(syst.)) x 10{sup -6} in this mass range, and a branching fraction for b {yields} s{gamma} of (23.0 {+-} 0.8(stat.) {+-} 3.0(syst.)) x 10{sup -5} in the same mass range. We find {Beta}(b{yields}d{gamma})/{Beta}(b{yields}s{gamma}) = 0.040 {+-} 0.009(stat.) {+-} 0.010(syst.), from which we determine |V{sub td}/V{sub ts}| = 0.199 {+-} 0.022(stat.) {+-} 0.024(syst.) {+-} 0.002(th.).
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: del Amo Sanchez, P.; Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Prencipe, E.; Tisserand, V.; Garra Tico, J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of ARPA-LLL 4-D propagation code development (open access)

Status of ARPA-LLL 4-D propagation code development

None
Date: May 22, 1974
Creator: Fleck, J. A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOE In Situ Remediation Integrated Program. In situ manipulation technologies subprogram plan (open access)

DOE In Situ Remediation Integrated Program. In situ manipulation technologies subprogram plan

The In Situ Remediation Integrated Program (ISRP) supports and manages a balanced portfolio of applied research and development activities in support of DOE environmental restoration and waste management needs. ISRP technologies are being developed in four areas: containment, chemical and physical treatment, in situ bioremediation, and in situ manipulation (including electrokinetics). the focus of containment is to provide mechanisms to stop contaminant migration through the subsurface. In situ bioremediation and chemical and physical treatment both aim to destroy or eliminate contaminants in groundwater and soils. In situ manipulation (ISM) provides mechanisms to access contaminants or introduce treatment agents into the soil, and includes other technologies necessary to support the implementation of ISR methods. Descriptions of each major program area are provided to set the technical context of the ISM subprogram. Typical ISM needs for major areas of in situ remediation research and development are identified.
Date: December 22, 1993
Creator: Yow, J. L., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal organic frameworks as templates for nanoscale NaAlH4 (open access)

Metal organic frameworks as templates for nanoscale NaAlH4

None
Date: May 22, 2009
Creator: Bhakta, R. K.; Herberg, J. L.; Jacobs, B.; Highley, A.; Behrens, R., Jr.; Ockwig, N. W. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fresnel Integral Equations: Numerical Properties (open access)

Fresnel Integral Equations: Numerical Properties

A spatial-domain solution to the problem of electromagnetic scattering from a dielectric half-space is outlined. The resulting half-space operators are referred to as Fresnel surface integral operators. When used as preconditioners for nonplanar geometries, the Fresnel operators yield surface Fresnel integral equations (FIEs) which are stable with respect to dielectric constant, discretization, and frequency. Numerical properties of the formulations are discussed.
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: Adams, R. J.; Champagne, N. J., II & Davis, B. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library