Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Chahal, R., Roy, S., Brehm, M., Banerjee, S., Bryantsev, V., Lam, S., “Transferable Deep Learning Potential Reveals Intermediate-Range Ordering Effects in LiF-NaF-ZrF4 Molten Salt”, JACS Au, 2, 12, p. 2693-2702 (2022).
  2. Shi, Y., Lam, S., Beck, T., “Deep neural network-based quantum simulations and quasichemical theory for accurate modeling of molten salt thermodynamics”, Chemical Science, 13, 28, p.8265-8273 (2022). Cover Article
  3. Chahal, R., Banerjee, S., Lam, S., “Short to Intermediate-range Structure, Transport, and Thermophysical Properties of LiF-NaF-ZrF4 Molten Salts”, In Press, Frontiers in Physics, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics (2021).
  4. Rodriguez, A., Hu, M., Lam, S., “Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of LiF and FLiBe Molten Salts with Deep Learning Potentials”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13, 46, p.55367-55379 (2021).
  5. Lam, S., Li, Q-J., Ballinger, R., Forsberg, C., Li, J., “Modeling LiF and FLiBe Molten Salts with Robust Neural Network Interatomic Potential”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13, 21, p. 24582-24592 (2021).
  6. Li, Q-J, Kucukbenli, E., Lam, S., Khaykovich, B., Kaxiras, E., Li, J., “Development of Robust Neural-Network Interatomic Potential for Molten Salt”, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2, 3, 100359 (2021). Featured in Highly Cited Papers – 2021
  7. Li, Q-J, Sprouster, D., Zheng, G., Neuefeind, J., Braatz, A., Mcfarlane, J., Olds, D., Lam, S., Li, J., Khaykovich, B., “Complex structure of molten NaCl-CrCl3 salt: Cr-Cl octahedra network and intermediate-range order”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4, 4, p. 3044-3056 (2021).
  8. Lam, S., Li, Q-J, Forsberg, C. W., Ballinger, R., “The Impact of Hydrogen Valence on Its Bonding and Transport in Molten Fluoride Salts”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, 1784, (2021).
  9. Zohuri, B., Lam, S., Forsberg, C., “Heat-Pipe Heat Exchangers for Salt-Cooled Fission and Fusion Reactors to Avoid Salt Freezing and Control Tritium: A Review”, Nuclear Technology, 206, p. 1642 -1658 (2020).
  10. Forsberg, C., Zheng, G., Ballinger, R., Lam, S., “Fusion Blankets and Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-temperature Reactors with Flibe Salt Coolant: Common Challenges, Tritium Control, and Opportunities for Synergistic Development Strategies Between Fission, Fusion and Solar Salt Technologies”, Nuclear Technology, 206, p. 1778-1801 (2020).
  11. Wu, H., Gakhar, R., Chen, A., Lam, S., Marshall, C., Scarlat, R., “Comparative analysis of microstructure and reactive sites for nuclear graphite IG-110 and graphite matrix A3”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 528, 151802 (2020).
  12. Mailoa, J., Kornbluth, M., Batzner, S., Samsonidze, G., Lam, S., Ablitt, C., Molinari, N., Kozinsky, B., “A fast neural network approach for direct covariant forces prediction in complex multi-element extended systems”, Nature Machine Intelligence, 1, p. 471-479 (2019).
  13. Lam, S., Dolan, K., Liu, W., Ballinger, R., Forsberg, C., “Weak and strong hydrogen interactions on porous carbon materials in high-temperature systems”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 519, p. 173-181 (2019).
  14. Lam, S., Ballinger, R., Forsberg, C., “Modeling and predicting total hydrogen adsorption in nanoporous carbon materials for advanced nuclear systems”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 511, p. 328-340 (2018).
  15. Zhang, J., Forsberg, C. W., Simpson, M. F., Guo, S., Lam, S., et. al, “Redox potential control in molten salt systems for corrosion mitigation”, Corrosion Science, Vol. 144, p. 44-53 (2018).
  16. Lam, S., Ballinger, R., Stempien, J., Forsberg, C., “Tritium Management and Control Using Carbon in a Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor” Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 71, No. 4 (2017).
  17. Forsberg, C., Lam, S., Carpenter, D., Scarlat, R., Contescu C., Wei, L., Stempien, J., Blandford, E., “Tritium Control and Capture in Salt-Cooled Fission and Fusion Reactors: Status, Challenges, and Path Forward”, Nuclear Technology, Vol. 197, No. 2 (2017).
  18. Cao, J., Zhang, L., Xie, F., Xia, B., Lam, S., “Source Term Study on Tritium in HTR-PM: Theoretical Calculations and Experimental Design”, Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, Vol. 2017, Article ID 3586723 (2017).