Ion beam analysis of fusion plasma-facing materials and components: facilities and research challenges

M Mayer, S Möller, M Rubel, A Widdowson… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Following the IAEA Technical Meeting on'Advanced Methodologies for the Analysis
of Materials in Energy Applications Using Ion Beam Accelerators', this paper reviews the …

A review of CNTs and graphene reinforced YSZ nanocomposites: Preparation, mechanical and anti-irradiation properties

X Zhang, C Sun, H Ji, M Yang, H Zhang, W Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics have been widely applied in areas of high-
temperature thermal protection and nuclear radiation protection during the past decades …

Hierarchical microstructures enabled excellent low-temperature strength-ductility synergy in bulk pure tungsten

XF Xie, ZM Xie, R Liu, QF Fang, CS Liu, WZ Han, X Wu - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Refractory tungsten (W) is notoriously brittle at room temperature, which restricts its
workability and narrows the temperature range of critical applications. Here, we report a …

Enhanced resistance to helium irradiations through unusual interaction between high-entropy-alloy and helium

T Cheng, G Wei, S Jiang, J Zhang, Y Wang, P Liu… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Finding high performance plasma-facing materials (PFMs) is one of the most important and
challenging tasks for realizing the commercial application of fusion reactors. Herein, we …

[HTML][HTML] Excellent performance of W–Y2O3 composite via powder process improvement and Y2O3 refinement

G Yao, X Liu, Z Zhao, L Luo, J Cheng, X Zan, Z Wang… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, Y 2 O 3-reinforced tungsten composites are fabricated by using an improved
wet chemical method combined with the spark plasma sintering (SPS). Triethanolamine …

Helium flux effects on bubble growth and surface morphology in plasma-facing tungsten from large-scale molecular dynamics simulations

KD Hammond, IV Naeger, W Widanagamaachchi… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate helium flux effects on helium transport and surface evolution in plasma-
facing tungsten using molecular dynamics. The simulations span two orders of magnitude …

Comparative study regarding the sputtering yield of nanocolumnar tungsten surfaces under irradiation

A Lopez-Cazalilla, C Cupak, M Fellinger… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Nanostructured tungsten has been proposed as a promising option for plasma facing
materials in future fusion reactors, because compared to conventional tungsten it shows …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress of radiation response in nanostructured tungsten for nuclear application

H Xu, LL He, YF Pei, CZ Jiang, WQ Li, XH Xiao - Tungsten, 2021 - Springer
Engineering materials for nuclear reactors exposed to high-dose irradiation breed various
radiation damage, leading to performance degradation of materials, which seriously limits …

Recent progress on interfaces in nanomaterials for nuclear radiation resistance

Z Su, H Jiang, H Li, Y Zhang, J Chen, J Zhao… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interfaces including grain boundaries and hetero‐phase interfaces could withstand the
radiation damage via providing sites for trapping the defects. With the urgent demand for …

Manufacturing of magnetron sputtering tungsten coatings and irradiation damage behavior under helium plasma exposure

YF Xu, Y Xu, LM Luo, X Zan, YC Wu - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Tungsten coatings with different surface morphologies and microstructures were prepared
on a reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel CLAM by DC magnetron sputtering. The …