Publications & Presentations


Publications (Google Scholar)
(* = corresponding author, = equal contribution)
 
35. S.A. Al Dajani, B.R. Dacus, C.A. Dennett, M.G. Burke, L. Waldron, T.S. Byun, J.J. Wall, K.B. Anglin, O.A. Al Dajani, K.J. Krakowiak, F.-J. Ulm, A. Schwartzmann, C.C. Tasan, P. Hosemann, and M.P. Short. Detecting thermally-induced spinodal decomposition with picosecond ultrasonics in cast austenitic stainless steels.  Acta Mater. (2023) Accepted
 
34. (Invited) K.D. Vallejo, F. Kabir, N. Poudel, C.A. Marianetti, D.H. Hurley, P.J. Simmonds, C.A. Dennett, and K. Gofryk. Advances in actinide thin films: synthesis, properties, and future directions.  Rep. Prog. Phys. 85 (2022) 123101 (link)
 
33. E. Xiao, H. Ma, M.S. Bryan, L. Fu, J.M. Mann, B. Winn, D.L. Abernathy, R.P Hermann, A.R. Khanolkar, C.A. Dennett, D.H. Hurley, M.E. Manley, and C.A. Marianetti. Validating first-principles phonon lifetimes via inelastic neutron scattering.  Phys. Rev. B 106 (2022) 144310 (link)
 
32. W.R. Deskins, A. Khanolkar, S. Mazumder, C.A. Dennett, K. Bawane, Z. Hua, J. Ferrigno, L. He, J.M. Mann, M. Khafizov, D.H. Hurley, and A. El-Azab. A combined theoretical-experimental investigation of thermal transport in low-dose irradiated thorium dioxide.  Acta Mater. 241 (2022) 118379 (link)
 
31. M.A. Mathis, A.R. Khanolkar, L. Fu, M.S. Bryan, C.A. Dennett, K. Rickert, J.M. Mann, B. Winn, D.L. Abernathy, M.E. Manley, D.H. Hurley, and C.A. Marianetti. The generalized quasiharmonic approximation via space group irreducible derivatives.  Phys. Rev. B 106 (2022) 014314 (link)
 
30. (Invited) C.A. Hirst and C.A. Dennett*Towards quantitative inference of nanoscale defects in irradiated metals and alloys. Front. Mater. 9 (2022) 888356 (link)
 
29. C.A. Dennett*, Z. Hua, E. Lang, F. Wang, and B. Cui. Thermal conductivity reduction in (Zr0.25Ta0.25Nb0.25Ti0.25)C high entropy carbide from extrinsic lattice defects. Mater. Res. Lett. 10 (9) (2022) 611-617 (link)
 
28. M. Jin, C.A. Dennett, D.H. Hurley, and M. Khafizov. Impact of small defects and dislocation loops on phonon scattering and thermal transport in ThO2. J. Nucl. Mater. 566 (2022) 153758 (link)
 
27. A. Reza, G. He, C.A. Dennett, H. Yu, K. Mizohata, and F. Hofmann. Thermal diffusivity recovery and defect annealing kinetics in self-ion implanted tungsten probed by in situ transient grating spectroscopy. Acta Mater. 232 (2022) 117926 (link)
 
26. C. Jiang, L. He, C.A. Dennett, M. Khafizov, J.M. Mann, and D.H. Hurley. Unraveling small-scale defects in irradiated ThO2 using kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. Scripta Mater. 214 (2022) 114684 (link)
 
25. A. Khanolkar, C.A. Dennett, Z. Hua, J.M. Mann, M. Khafizov, and D.H. Hurley. Inferring relative dose-dependent color center populations in proton irradiated thoria single crystals using optical spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24 (2022) 6133-6145 (link)
 
24. (Invited) C.A. Dennett*, N. Poudel, P.J. Simmonds, A. Tiwari, D.H. Hurley, and K. Gofryk. Towards actinide heterostructure synthesis and science. Nat. Commun. 13 (2022) 2221 (link)
 
23. K. Rickert, T.A. Prusncik, E. Hunt, A. French, D.B. Turner, C.A. Dennett, L. Shao, and J.M. Mann. Raman and photoluminescence evaluation of ion-induced damage uniformity in ThO2. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 515 (2022) 69-79 (link)
 
22. (Invited) D.H. Hurley, A. El-Azab, M.S. Bryan, M.W.D Cooper, C.A. Dennett, K. Gofryk, L. He, M. Khafizov, G.H. Lander, M.E. Manley, J.M. Mann, C.A. Marianetti, K. Rickert, F.A. Selim, M.R. Tonks, and J.P. Wharry. Thermal energy transport in oxide nuclear fuel. Chem. Rev. 122 (2022) 3711-3762 (link)
 
21. Y. Wang, V. Chauhan, Z. Hua, R.S. Schley, C.A. Dennett, D. Murray, M. Khafizov, G. Beausoleil, and D.H. Hurley. A square pulse thermoreflectance technique for the measurement of thermal properties. Int. J. Thermophys. 43 (2022) 53 (link)
 
20. (Invited) E. Lang, C.A. Dennett, N. Madden, and K. Hattar. The in situ ion irradiation toolbox: time-resolved structure and property measurements. JOM 74 (2022) 126-142 (link)
 
19. Y. Wang, D. Frazer, Z. Hua, R.S. Schley, G. Beausoleil, and C.A. DennettAcoustic mapping by picosecond ultrasonics for elastic property measurement: Experimental demonstration on a TRISO fuel compact. J. Nucl. Mater. 558 (2022) 153391 (link)
 
18. C.A. Dennett*, B.R. Dacus, C.M. Barr, T. Clark, H. Bei, Y. Zhang, M.P. Short, and K. Hattar. The dynamic evolution of swelling in nickel concentrated solid solution alloys through in situ property monitoring. Appl. Mater. Today 25 (2021) 101187 (link)
 
17. C.A. Dennett*,, W.R. Deskins, M. Khafizov, Z. Hua, A. Khanolkar, K. Bawane, L. Fu, J.M. Mann, C.A. Marianetti, L. He, D.H. Hurley, and A. El-Azab. An integrated experimental and computational investigation of defect and microstructural effects on thermal transport in thorium dioxide. Acta Mater. 129 (2021) 116934 (link)
 
16. A. Khanolkar, T. Yao, Z. Hua, C.A. Dennett, S.J. Reese, R.S. Schley, L. He, J.R. Kennedy, and D.H. Hurley. In-situ monitoring of microstructure evolution during thermal processing of uranium-zirconium alloys using laser-generated ultrasound. J. Nucl. Mater. 553 (2021) 153005 (link)
 
15. W.R. Deskins, A. Hamed, T. Kumagai, C.A. Dennett, M. Khafizov, D.H. Hurley, and A. El-Azab. Thermal conductivity of ThO2: effect of point defect disorder. J. Appl. Phys. 129 (7) (2021) 075102 (link)
 
14. C.A. Dennett*, Z. Hua, A. Khanolkar, T. Yao, P.K. Morgan, T.A. Prusnick, N. Poudel, A. French, K. Gofryk, L. He, L. Shao, M. Khafizov, D.B. Turner, J.M. Mann, and D.H. Hurley. The influence of lattice defects, recombination, and clustering on thermal transport in single crystal thorium dioxide. APL Mater. 8 (11) (2020) 111103 (link)
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13. A. Reza, C.A. Dennett, M.P. Short, J. Waite, Y. Zayachuk, C.M. Magazzeni, S. Hills, and F. Hofmann. Non-contact, non-destructive mapping of thermal diffusivity and surface acoustic wave speed using transient grating spectroscopy. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91 (5) (2020) 054902 (link)
 
12. C.A. Dennett*, R.C. Choens, C.A. Taylor, N.M. Heckman, M.D. Ingraham, D. Robinson, B.L. Boyce, M.P. Short, and K. Hattar. Listening to radiation damage in situ: passive and active acoustic techniques. JOM 72 (2020) 197-209 (link)
 
11. F. Hofmann, M.P. Short, and C.A. DennettTransient grating spectroscopy: an ultrarapid, nondestructive materials evaluation technique. MRS Bulletin 44 (2019) 392-402 (link)
 
10. S.E. Ferry, C.A. Dennett, K.B. Woller, and M.P. Short. Inferring radiation-induced microstructural evolution in single-crystal niobium through changes in thermal transport. J. Nucl. Mater. 523 (2019) 378-382 (link)
 
9. C.A. Dennett*, D.L. Buller, K. Hattar, and M.P. Short. Real-time thermomechanical property monitoring during ion beam irradiation using in situ transient grating spectroscopy. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. B 440 (2019) 126-138 (link)
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8. A.Q. Kuang, N.M. Cao, A.J. Creeley, C.A. Dennett, J. Hecla, B. LaBombard, R.A. Tinguely, E.A. Tolman, H. Hoffman, M. Major, J. Ruiz Ruiz, D. Brunner, P. Grover, C. Laughman, B.N. Sorbom, and D.G. Whyte. Conceptual design study for heat exhaust management in the ARC fusion power plant. Fusion Eng. Des. 137 (2018) 221-242 (link)
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7. C.A. Dennett* and M.P. Short. Thermal diffusivity determination using heterodyne phase insensitive transient grating spectroscopy. J. Appl. Phys., 123 (21) (2018) 215109 (link)
 
6. O. Cometto, C.A. Dennett, S.H. Tsang, M.P. Short, E.H.T. Teo. A thermal study of amorphous and textured carbon and carbon nitride thin films via transient grating spectroscopy. Carbon, 130 (2018) 355-361 (link)
 
5. C.A. Dennett*, K.P. So, A. Kushima, D.L. Buller, K. Hattar, and M.P. Short. Detecting self-ion irradiation-induced void swelling in pure copper using transient grating spectroscopy. Acta Mater. 145 (2018) 496-503 (link)
 
4. C.A. Dennett* and M.P. Short. Time-resolved, dual heterodyne phase collection transient grating spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. Lett. 110 (21) (2017) 211106 (link)
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3. C.A. Dennett, P. Cao, S.E. Ferry, A. Vega-Flick, A.A. Maznev, K.A. Nelson, and M.P. Short. Bridging the gap to mesoscale radiation materials science with transient grating spectroscopy. Phys. Rev. B 94 (21) (2016) 214106 (link)
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2. M.P. Short, C.A. Dennett, S.E. Ferry, Y. Yang, J.K. Eliason, A. Vega-Flick, A.A. Maznev, and K.A. Nelson. Applications of transient grating spectroscopy to radiation materials science. JOM 67 (8) (2015) 1840-1848 (link)
 
1. W.H. Hartung, D.M. Asner, J.V. Conway, C.A. Dennett, S. Greenwald, J.-S. Kim, Y. Li, T.P. Moore, V. Omanovic, M.A. Palmer, and C.R. Strohman. In-situ measurements of the secondary electron yield in an accelerator environment: Instrumentation and methods. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. A 783 (2015) 95-109 (link)

Invited Presentations
 
8. In-situ observation of short- and long-timescale material property evolution under extreme conditions. At, The Materials Science and Technology Conference (MS&T), November, 2020.
 
7. Non-destructive multi-property determination under extreme conditions with transient grating spectroscopy. At, Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), February, 2020.
 
6. Capturing radiation induced microstructure evolution in situ through direct property monitoring. At, DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Annual Meeting, June, 2019.
 
5. Transient grating spectroscopy, an ultrarapid, nondestructive materials evaluation technique. At, MRS OnDemand Webinar Series, May, 2019.
 
4. Capturing material evolution during ion beam irradiation using in situ property monitoring. At, Center for Thermal Energy Transport under Irradiation, Idaho National Laboratory, November, 2018.
 
3. Capturing material evolution during ion beam irradiation using in situ property monitoring. At, Nondestructive Characterization Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, September, 2018.
 
2. Real-time property monitoring during ion beam irradiation using transient grating spectroscopy. At, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, July, 2018.
 
1. Ions and lasers: exploring new diagnostics for nuclear materials. At, MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Graduate Research Expo, March, 2017.