Growth of fiberform nanostructures on metal surfaces by helium plasma irradiation

S Kajita, AM Ito, K Ibano - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Helium plasma irradiation to various metals leads to peculiar morphology changes as
forming fiberform nanostructures called fuzz when a certain set of conditions is satisfied. In …

[HTML][HTML] Tungsten fuzz: Deposition effects and influence to fusion devices

S Kajita, N Yoshida, N Ohno - Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Helium (He) plasma irradiation to tungsten leads to formation of He bubbles and fiberform
nanostructures called fuzz on the surface. Although the fuzz growth condition and growth …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured fuzz growth on tungsten under low-energy and high-flux He irradiation

Q Yang, YW You, L Liu, H Fan, W Ni, D Liu, CS Liu… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
We report the formation of wave-like structures and nanostructured fuzzes in the
polycrystalline tungsten (W) irradiated with high-flux and low-energy helium (He) ions. From …

Fuzzy nanostructure growth on precious metals by He plasma irradiation

S Kajita, T Nojima, Y Tomita, N Ohno, H Tanaka… - Surface and Coatings …, 2018 - Elsevier
Growth of helium bubbles near the surface of metals leads to various morphology changes
when sufficient helium ions are continuously implanted on the surface. In this study, low …

Accelerated/reduced growth of tungsten fuzz by deposition of metals

S Kajita, T Morgan, H Tanaka, Y Hayashi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
From the helium (He) plasma irradiations to tungsten performed in the Magnum-PSI device,
the effects of deposition of metals on the helium-plasma induced fiberform nanostructures …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced growth of large-scale nanostructures with metallic ion precipitation in helium plasmas

S Kajita, S Kawaguchi, N Ohno, N Yoshida - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Helium plasma irradiation on metal surfaces leads to the formation of metallic fuzzy
nanostructures accompanied by the growth of helium bubbles in metals. The mechanism of …

Direct time-resolved observation of tungsten nanostructured growth due to helium plasma exposure

P Fiflis, D Curreli, DN Ruzic - Nuclear Fusion, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Determination of the mechanisms underlying the growth of tungsten fuzz is an important step
towards mitigation of fuzz formation. Nanostructured tungsten was produced on resistively …

Temperature range for fiber-form nanostructure growth on molybdenum surfaces due to helium plasma irradiation

S Takamura - Plasma and Fusion Research, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Since the discovery of fiber-form nanostructures caused by the helium plasma irradiation on
tungsten surfaces [1, 2], many aspects have been investigated [3], with a focus on the …

Low energy helium ion irradiation induced nanostructure formation on tungsten surface

A Al-Ajlony, JK Tripathi, A Hassanein - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
We report on the low energy helium ion irradiation induced surface morphology changes on
tungsten (W) surfaces under extreme conditions. Surface morphology changes on W …

In situ transmission electron microscope observation of the formation of fuzzy structures on tungsten

M Miyamoto, T Watanabe, H Nagashima… - Physica …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
To investigate the formation processes of tungsten nano-structures, so called fuzz, in situ
transmission electron microscope observations during helium ion irradiation and high …