Huang, S.; Tegg, L.; Yamini, S. A.; Tuli, V.; Burr, P.; McCarroll, I.; Yang, L.; Moore, K. L.; Cairney, J. M.: Atom probe study of second-phase particles in Zircaloy-4. Journal of Nuclear Materials 616, 156049 (2025)
Huang, S.; Tegg, L.; Yamini, S. A.; Chen, L.; Burr, P.; Qu, J.; Yang, L.; Mccarroll, I.; Cairney, J. M.: Atomic distribution of alloying elements and second phase particles (SPPs) identification in Optimised ZIRLO. Acta Materialia 297, 121365 (2025)
Schwarz, T.; Birbilis, N.; Gault, B.; McCarroll, I.: Understanding the Al diffusion pathway during atmospheric corrosion of a Mg-Al alloy using atom probe tomography. Corrosion Science 252, 112951 (2025)
Yang, L.; Chen, E. Y.-S.; Qu, J.; Garbrecht, M.; McCarroll, I.; Mosiman, D. S.; Saha, B.; Cairney, J. M.: Improved atom probe specimen preparation by focused ion beam with the aid of multi-dimensional specimen control. Microstructures 5 (1), 2025007 (2025)
Torkornoo, S.; Bohner, M.; McCarroll, I.; Gault, B.: Optimization of Parameters for Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of β-Tricalcium Phosphates. Microscopy and Microanalysis 30 (6), pp. 1074 - 1082 (2024)
Schwarz, T.; Yu, W.; Zhan, H.; Gault, B.; Gourlay, C.; McCarroll, I.: Uncovering Ce-rich clusters and their role in precipitation strengthening of an AE44 alloy. Scripta Materialia 232, 115498 (2023)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
In this project, the effects of scratch-induced deformation on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility in pearlite is investigated by in-situ nanoscratch test during hydrogen charging, and atomic scale characterization. This project aims at revealing the interaction mechanism between hydrogen and scratch-induced deformation in pearlite.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
In collaboration with Dr. Edgar Rauch, SIMAP laboratory, Grenoble, and Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig, MATEIS, INSA Lyon, we are developing a correlative scanning precession electron diffraction and atom probe tomography method to access the three-dimensional (3D) crystallographic character and compositional information of nanomaterials with unprecedented…