Influence of grain boundaries on the radiation-induced defects and hydrogen in nanostructured and coarse-grained tungsten

G Valles, M Panizo-Laiz, C González, I Martin-Bragado… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
We have studied the influence of grain boundaries (GBs) on the radiation-induced defect
evolution and on H retention at 300 K, both experimentally and by computer simulations. For …

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] Limitations for tungsten as plasma facing material in the diverse scenarios of the European inertial confinement fusion facility HiPER: Current status and new …

R Gonzalez-Arrabal, A Rivera… - Matter and Radiation at …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The high-power laser energy research (HiPER) project was a European project for
demonstrating the feasibility of inertial fusion energy based on using direct-drive targets in a …

H trapping and mobility in nanostructured tungsten grain boundaries: a combined experimental and theoretical approach

C González, M Panizo-Laiz, N Gordillo… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The trapping and mobility of hydrogen in nanostructured tungsten grain boundaries (GBs)
have been studied by combining experimental and density functional theory (DFT) data …

Future for inertial-fusion energy in Europe: a roadmap

D Batani, A Colaïtis, F Consoli, CN Danson… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The recent achievement of fusion ignition with laser-driven technologies at the National
Ignition Facility sets a historic accomplishment in fusion energy research. This …

Hydrogen accumulation in nanostructured as compared to the coarse-grained tungsten

R Gonzalez-Arrabal, M Panizo-Laiz, N Gordillo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
We report on the influence of sample microstructure and of irradiation conditions on the H
behaviour in Tungsten (W). For this purpose, commercial coarse grained (CGW) and …

Experimental and computational studies of the influence of grain boundaries and temperature on the radiation-induced damage and hydrogen behavior in tungsten

M Panizo-Laiz, P Díaz-Rodríguez, A Rivera… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the influence of grain boundaries (GBs) on radiation-induced vacancies, as well as
on the hydrogen (H) behavior in tungsten (W) samples with different grain sizes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of surface orientation on blistering of copper under high fluence keV hydrogen ion irradiation

A Lopez-Cazalilla, C Serafim, J Kimari, M Ghaemi… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Copper and hydrogen are among the most common elements that are widely used in
industrial and fundamental research applications. Copper surfaces are often exposed to …

IFE plant technology overview and contribution to HiPER proposal

JM Perlado, J Sanz, J Alvarez… - … High Energy and …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
HiPER is the European Project for Laser Fusion that has been able to join 26 institutions and
signed under formal government agreement by 6 countries inside the ESFRI Program of the …

Modelling the thermomechanical behaviour of the tungsten first wall in HiPER laser fusion scenarios

D Garoz, AR Páramo, A Rivera, JM Perlado… - Nuclear …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The behaviour of a tungsten first wall is studied under the irradiation conditions predicted for
the different operational scenarios of the European laser fusion project HiPER, which is …