[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on multiscale modelling and experiments to accelerate materials development for fusion

MR Gilbert, K Arakawa, Z Bergstrom, MJ Caturla… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prediction of material performance in fusion reactor environments relies on computational
modelling, and will continue to do so until the first generation of fusion power plants come on …

[HTML][HTML] A quinary WTaCrVHf nanocrystalline refractory high-entropy alloy withholding extreme irradiation environments

O El Atwani, HT Vo, MA Tunes, C Lee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In the quest of new materials that can withstand severe irradiation and mechanical extremes
for advanced applications (eg. fission & fusion reactors, space applications, etc.), design …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanomechanical and in situ testing techniques: Towards extreme conditions

D Kiener, M Wurmshuber, M Alfreider… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation based techniques were significantly enhanced by continuous stiffness
monitoring capabilities. In essence, this allowed to expand from point-wise discrete …

Grain boundary softening from stress assisted helium cavity coalescence in ultrafine-grained tungsten

WS Cunningham, Y Zhang, SL Thomas, O El-Atwani… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of helium cavities in coarse-grained materials produces hardening
proportional to the number density and size of the cavities and due to the interaction of …

Helium implantation damage resistance in nanocrystalline W-Ta-V-Cr high entropy alloys

O El-Atwani, A Alvarado, K Unal, S Fensin… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nanocrystalline W-Ta-Cr-V high entropy alloys have shown promising properties as
nuclear fusion materials with enhanced radiation resistance to heavy ion irradiation and …

Suppressing irradiation induced grain growth and defect accumulation in nanocrystalline tungsten through grain boundary doping

WS Cunningham, K Hattar, Y Zhu, DJ Edwards… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Deliberately designed nanostructured materials containing a high density of dopant
stabilized interfaces provide energetically favorable sites for the annihilation of defects that …

Synergetic strengthening from grain refinement and nano-scale precipitates in non-equiatomic CoCrFeNiMo medium-entropy alloy

H Kwon, P Asghari-Rad, JM Park, P Sathiyamoorthi… - Intermetallics, 2021 - Elsevier
A strategy to improve the tensile properties of Co 17.5 Cr 12.5 Fe 55 Ni 10 Mo 5 (at%)
medium-entropy alloy through high-pressure torsion and subsequent annealing is …

Temperature threshold for preferential bubble formation on grain boundaries in tungsten under in-situ helium irradiation

O El-Atwani, WS Cunningham, D Perez, E Martinez… - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding a material's radiation tolerance requires examining its performance under
different irradiation conditions. Here, we investigate the radiation tolerance in terms of …

Microstructure evolution and nanohardness of nanostructured TiAlN coating under N+ ion irradiation

P Tai, L Pang, T Shen, Z Wang, P Jin, S Huang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study deals with nanostructured TiAlN coating materials irradiated by 1.4 MeV
N+ ions with different fluences and temperatures. The TiAlN coatings were synthesized by …

[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 …