Deuterium and helium ion irradiation of nanograined tungsten and tungsten–titanium alloys

L. Buzi; M. Yeh; Y. W. Yeh; O. K. Donaldson; M. I. Patino; J. R. Trelewicz; N. Yao; R. Doerner; B. E. Koel

doi:10.1016/j.nme.2019.100713

Deuterium and helium ion irradiation of nanograined tungsten and tungsten–titanium alloys

L. Buzi, M. Yeh, Y. W. Yeh, O. K. Donaldson, M. I. Patino, J. R. Trelewicz, N. Yao, R. Doerner, B. E. Koel

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Tungsten (W), a primary candidate for the plasma-facing components of nuclear fusion reactors (e.g. the divertor region in ITER) is susceptible to cracks, blisters, bubbles, and other morphological changes when irradiated with energetic particles. This work investigated two new materials, nanograined W and a nanograined W–Ti alloy, for potential use as plasma-facing materials. Their retention properties and morphological changes after exposure to deuterium (D) and helium (He) plasma at 50 eV and surface temperatures of 500 and 1000 K were analyzed. Nanograined W was found to have smaller blisters and be less prone to fuzz formation than commonly-utilized micro-grain polycrystalline W. Additionally, the nanograined W–Ti alloy exhibited a lower concentration of blisters on its surface than pure W, including nanograined W.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	100713
Journal	Nuclear Materials and Energy
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2019.100713
State	Published - Dec 2019

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Nuclear Energy and Engineering

Keywords

Deuterium
Helium
Plasma-facing materials
Tungsten

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Deuterium and helium ion irradiation of nanograined tungsten and tungsten–titanium alloys

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