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Dr Samuel Murphy

Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Materials and Engineering

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    The incorporation of xenon at point defects and bubbles in uranium mononitride

    Li, J. J., Zagni, N., Neilson, W. D., Gray, R. L. & Murphy, S. T., 1/12/2023, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 586, 154656.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    High-Temperature Intrinsic Defect Chemistry of Li<sub>8</sub>PbO<sub>6</sub> Ceramic Breeding Material

    Davies, A. W., Neilson, W. D., Bedford, R. T. & Murphy, S. T., 16/11/2023, In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 45, p. 22265-22276 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Mg/Zn metal-air primary batteries using silk fibroin-ionic liquid polymer electrolytes

    Haskew, M., Nikman, S., O'Sullivan, C., Galeb, H., Halcovitch, N., Hardy, J. & Murphy, S., 31/01/2023, In: Nano Select. 4, 1, p. 90-101 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 2022
  6. Published

    Thermal conductivity of non-stoichiometric Li 2 TiO 3

    Sanjeev, M., Gilbert, M. R. & Murphy, S. T., 15/12/2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 572, 7 p., 154037.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Multilayer interface tracking model of pure tungsten oxidation

    Huang, S., Kerr, R., Murphy, S. T., Gilbert, M. R. & Marian, J., 1/12/2022, In: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 30, 8, 25 p., 085015.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Thermodynamics and phase stability of Li<sub>8</sub>XO<sub>6</sub> octalithium ceramic breeder materials (X = Pb, Ce, Ge, Zr, Sn)

    Davies, A. W. & Murphy, S. T., 31/08/2022, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 34, 35, 14 p., 355701.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    DefAP: A Python code for the analysis of point defects in crystalline solids

    Neilson, W. D. & Murphy, S. T., 31/07/2022, In: Computational Materials Science. 210, 11 p., 111434.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Accommodation of helium in PuO

    Neilson, W. D., Steele, H., Kaltsoyannis, N. & Murphy, S. T., 14/04/2022, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24, p. 2845-8250 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Molecular dynamics simulations of radiation damage in YBa2Cu3O7

    Gray, R., Rushton, M. J. D. & Murphy, S. T., 7/02/2022, In: Superconductor Science and Technology. 35, 3, 16 p., 035010.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 2021
  13. Published

    Diffusion in hypo-stoichiometric uranium mononitride

    Li, J. & Murphy, S., 31/12/2021, In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 142, 6 p., 103995.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Atomistic Simulation of Water Incorporation and Mobility in Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin

    Haskew, M., Deacon, B., Yong, C., Hardy, J. & Murphy, S., 28/12/2021, In: ACS Omega. 6, 51, p. 35494-35504 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The accommodation of lithium in bulk ZrO2

    Stephens, G. F., Than, Y. R., Neilson, W., Evitts, L. J., Wenman, M. R., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W., Cole-Baker, A., Ortner, S., Gotham, N., Rushton, M. J. D., Lee, W. E. & Middleburgh, S. C., 15/12/2021, In: Solid State Ionics. 373, 7 p., 115813.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Anisotropic thermal conductivity in Li2TiO3 ceramic breeder materials

    Sanjeev, M., Gilbert, M. & Murphy, S., 30/09/2021, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 170, 8 p., 112710.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Fundamental properties of octalithium plumbate ceramic breeder material

    Davies, A. W. & Murphy, S. T., 15/08/2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 552, 8 p., 152982.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Evolving Defect Chemistry of (Pu,Am)O2± x

    Neilson, W. D., Steele, H. & Murphy, S. T., 22/07/2021, In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125, 28, p. 15560-15568 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Potential for Chemistry in Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Teaching Activities in Higher Education

    Hardy, J., Sdepanian, S., Stowell, A., Aljohani, A., Allen, M., Anwar, A., Barton, D., Baum, J., Bird, D., Blaney, A., Brewster, L., Cheneler, D., Efremova, O., Entwistle, M., Esfahani, R., Firlak, M., Foito, A., Forciniti, L., Geissler, S., Guo, F., & 19 othersHathout, R., Jiang, R., Kevin, P., Leese, D., Low, W. L., Mayes, S., Mozafari, M., Murphy, S., Nguyen, H., Ntola, C., Okafo, G., Partington, A., Prescott, T., Price, S., Soliman, S., Sutar, P., Townsend, D., Trotter, P. & Wright, K., 4/03/2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1124–1145 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The defect chemistry of non-stoichiometric PuO2±x

    Neilson, W. D., Pegg, J. T., Steele, H. & Murphy, S. T., 11/02/2021, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23, 8, p. 4544-4554 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Melanins As Sustainable Resources For Advanced Biotechnological Applications

    Galeb, H., Wilkinson, E., Stowell, A., Lin, H., Murphy, S., Martin-Hirsch, P., Mort, R., Taylor, A. & Hardy, J., 1/02/2021, In: Global Challenges. 5, 2, 34 p., 2000102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  22. 2020
  23. Published

    A point defect model for YBa2Cu3O7 from density functional theory

    Murphy, S. T., 20/11/2020, In: Journal of Physics Communications. 4, 11, 14 p., 115003.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Influence of Lithium Vacancy Defects on Tritium Diffusion in β-Li2TiO3

    Goswami, K. N. & Murphy, S. T., 11/06/2020, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124, 23, p. 12286-12294 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. 2019
  26. Published

    The conundrum of relaxation volumes in first-principles calculations of charged defects in UO2

    Goyal, A., Mathew, K., Hennig, R. G., Chernatynskiy, A., Stanek, C. R., Murphy, S. T., Andersson, D. A., Phillpot, S. R. & Uberuaga, B. P., 4/12/2019, In: Applied Sciences. 9, 24, 24 p., 5276.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Visualization of ultrafast melting initiated from radiation-driven defects in solids

    Mo, M., Murphy, S., Chen, Z., Fossati, P., Li, R., Wang, Y., Wang, X. & Glenzer, S., 24/05/2019, In: Science Advances. 5, 5, 9 p., eaaw0392.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 2018
  29. Published

    Influence of vibrational entropy on the concentrations of oxygen interstitial clusters and uranium vacancies in nonstoichiometric UO2

    Murphy, S., Soul, A., Bruneval, F., Marinica, M-C. & Crocombette, J-P., 28/08/2018, In: Physical Review Materials. 2, 083607

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The effect of Sn-VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion

    Bell, B. D. C., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W. & Wenman, M. R., 15/08/2018, In: Corrosion Science. 141, p. 14-17 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Simulating electronically driven structural changes in silicon with two-temperature molecular dynamics

    Darkins, R., Ma, P-W., Murphy, S. & Duffy, D., 1/07/2018, In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 98, 2, 11 p., 024304.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    The defect chemistry of UO2±x from atomistic simulations

    Cooper, M. W. D., Murphy, S. T. & Andersson, D. A., 06/2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 504, p. 251-260 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. 2017
  34. Published

    A symbiotic approach to compact fission and fusion reactors

    Pearson, R. J., Bluck, M. J. & Murphy, S. T., 29/10/2017, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 117, p. 378-381 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineConference articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The effect of Nb on the corrosion and hydrogen pick-up of Zr alloys

    Bell, B. D. C., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W. & Wenman, M. R., 15/06/2017, In: Acta Materialia. 132, p. 425-431 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Dislocation loop formation by swift heavy ion irradiation of metals

    Khara, G. S., Murphy, S. T. & Duffy, D. M., 12/06/2017, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 29, 28, 9 p., 285303.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Formation of intrinsic and silicon defects in MoO3 under varied oxygen partial pressure and temperature conditions: an ab initio DFT investigation

    Lambert, D. S., Murphy, S. T., Lennon, A. & Burr, P. A., 2017, In: RSC Advances. 7, 85, p. 53810-53821 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. 2016
  39. Published

    The influence of alloying elements on the corrosion of Zr alloys

    Bell, B. D. C., Murphy, S. T., Burr, P. A., Comstock, R. J., Partezana, J. M., Grimes, R. W. & Wenman, M. R., 04/2016, In: Corrosion Science. 105, p. 36-43 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Contribution of electronic excitation of the structural evolution of ultrafast laser-irradiated tungsten nano films

    Murphy, S., Giret, Y., Daraszewicz, S., Lim, A., Shluger, A., Tanimura, K. & Duffy, D., 9/03/2016, In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 93, 10 p., 104105.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. 2015
  42. Published

    Dynamical simulations of an electronically induced solid-solid phase transformation in tungsten

    Murphy, S. T., Daraszewicz, S. L., Giret, Y., Watkins, M., Shluger, A. L., Tanimura, K. & Duffy, D. M., 15/10/2015, In: Physical review B. 92, 13, 9 p., 134110.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Linking atomic and mesoscopic scales for the modelling of the transport properties of uranium dioxide under irradiation

    Bertolus, M., Freyss, M., Dorado, B., Martin, G., Hoang, K., Maillard, S., Skorek, R., Garcia, P., Valot, C., Chartier, A., Van Brutzel, L., Fossati, P., Grimes, R. W., Parfitt, D. C., Bishop, C. L., Murphy, S. T., Rushton, M. J. D., Staicu, D., Yakub, E., Nichenko, S., & 6 othersKrack, M., Devynck, F., Ngayam-Happy, R., Govers, K., Deo, C. S. & Behera, R. K., 14/06/2015, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 462, p. 475-495 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Thermophysical properties and oxygen transport in the (U-x,Pu1-x)O-2 lattice

    Cooper, M. W. D., Murphy, S. T., Rushton, M. J. D. & Grimes, R. W., 06/2015, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 461, p. 206-214 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Accommodation of tin in tetragonal ZrO2

    Bell, B. D. C., Murphy, S. T., Burr, P. A., Grimes, R. W. & Wenman, M. R., 28/02/2015, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 117, 8, 7 p., 084901.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. 2014
  47. Published

    Tritium Solubility in Li2TiO3 from First-Principles Simulations

    Murphy, S. T., 26/12/2014, In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118, 51, p. 29525-29532 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Point defects and non-stoichiometry in thoria

    Murphy, S. T., Cooper, M. W. D. & Grimes, R. W., 1/12/2014, In: Solid State Ionics. 267, p. 80-87 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    The thermodynamics of hydride precipitation: The importance of entropy, enthalpy and disorder

    Lumley, S. C., Grimes, R. W., Murphy, S. T., Burr, P. A., Chroneos, A., Chard-Tuckey, P. R. & Wenman, M. R., 15/10/2014, In: Acta Materialia. 79, p. 351-362 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Point defects and non-stoichiometry in Li2TiO3

    Murphy, S. T. & Hine, N. D. M., 25/02/2014, In: Chemistry of Materials. 26, 4, p. 1629-1638 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Pipe diffusion at dislocations in UO2

    Murphy, S., Jay, E. & Grimes, R., 2014, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 447, p. 143-149 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. 2013
  53. Published

    Hydrogen solubility in zirconium intermetallic second phase particles

    Burr, P. A., Murphy, S. T., Lumley, S. C., Wenman, M. R. & Grimes, R. W., 11/2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 443, 1-3, p. 502-506 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Antisites and anisotropic diffusion in GaAs and GaSb

    Tahini, H. A., Chroneos, A., Bracht, H., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W. & Schwingenschloegl, U., 30/09/2013, In: Applied Physics Letters. 103, 14, 4 p., 142107.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Vacancies and defect levels in III-V semiconductors

    Tahini, H. A., Chroneos, A., Murphy, S. T., Schwingenschloegl, U. & Grimes, R. W., 14/08/2013, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 114, 6, 9 p., 063517.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    The stability of alloying additions in Zirconium

    Lumley, S. C., Murphy, S. T., Burr, P. A., Grimes, R. W., Chard-Tuckey, P. R. & Wenman, M. R., 06/2013, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 437, 1-3, p. 122-129 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Hydrogen accommodation in Zr second phase particles: Implications for H pick-up and hydriding of Zircaloy-2 and Zircaloy-4

    Burr, P. A., Murphy, S. T., Lumley, S. C., Wenman, M. R. & Grimes, R. W., 04/2013, In: Corrosion Science. 69, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. 2012
  59. Published

    Thermal conductivity and the isotope effect in Li2O

    Lu, H., Murphy, S. T., Rushton, M. J. D., Parfitt, D. C. & Grimes, R. W., 11/2012, In: Fusion Engineering and Design. 87, 11, p. 1834-1838 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. Published

    Free energy of Xe incorporation at point defects and in nanovoids and bubbles in UO2

    Murphy, S. T., Chartier, A., Van Brutzel, L. & Crocombette, J-P., 5/04/2012, In: Physical review B. 85, 14, 9 p., 144102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. 2011
  62. Published

    Phase stability and the arsenic vacancy defect in InxGa1-xAs

    Murphy, S. T., Chroneos, A., Grimes, R. W., Jiang, C. & Schwingenschloegl, U., 17/11/2011, In: Physical review B. 84, 18, 7 p., 184108.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. 2010
  64. Published

    General relationships for isovalent cation substitution into oxides with the rocksalt structure

    Murphy, S. T., Lu, H. & Grimes, R. W., 05/2010, In: Journal of physics and chemistry of solids. 71, 5, p. 735-738 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  65. Published

    Non-stoichiometry in MgAl2O4 spinel

    Murphy, S. T., Gilbert, C. A., Smith, R., Mitchell, T. E. & Grimes, R. W., 2010, In: Philosophical Magazine. 90, 10, p. 1297-1305 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  66. 2009
  67. Published

    A theoretical study of intrinsic point defects and defect clusters in magnesium aluminate spinel

    Gilbert, C. A., Smith, R., Kenny, S. D., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W. & Ball, J. A., 8/07/2009, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 21, 27, 7 p., 275406.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  68. Published

    Cation diffusion in magnesium aluminate spinel

    Murphy, S. T., Uberuaga, B. P., Ball, J. B., Cleave, A. R., Sickafus, K. E., Smith, R. & Grimes, R. W., 16/02/2009, In: Solid State Ionics. 180, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  69. 2008
  70. Published

    Atomistic computer simulation of oxygen ion conduction mechanisms in La2NiO4

    Cleave, A. R., Kilner, J. A., Skinner, S. J., Murphy, S. T. & Grimes, R. W., 15/09/2008, In: Solid State Ionics. 179, 21-26, p. 823-826 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  71. Published

    Defect processes in MgAl2O4 spinel

    Ball, J. A., Murphy, S. T., Grimes, R. W., Bacorisen, D., Smith, R., Uberuaga, B. P. & Sickafus, K. E., 06/2008, In: Solid State Sciences. 10, 6, p. 717-724 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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