1. CERAMIC COATINGS FOR NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TO ENHANCE ACCIDENT TOLERANCE Open Access Author: Alat, Ece Title: CERAMIC COATINGS FOR NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TO ENHANCE ACCIDENT TOLERANCE Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Accident tolerant fuelcorrosion resistanceoxidation resistanceceramic coatingsnuclear fuel claddingtitanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN)titanium nitride (TiN)cathodic arc physical vapor depositionsubstrate biascathode compositiontitanium bond coatingsubstrate surface preparation methodsubstrate surface roughnessnitrogen partial pressurecoating deposition timescratch testingneutronic analysismultilayer ceramic coatingsair oxidationsupercritical water testing (SCW)X-ray diffraction (XRD)scanning electron microscopy (SEM)Raman spectroscopyenergy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)autoclave testing File: Download Ece_Alat_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDouglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJoan Marie Redwing, Committee MemberAllison Michelle Beese, Committee MemberHojong Kim, Outside Member