A review of surface damage/microstructures and their effects on hydrogen/helium retention in tungsten
YG Li, QR Zheng, LM Wei, CG Zhang, Z Zeng - Tungsten, 2020 - Springer
The change in surface damage/microstructures and its effects on the hydrogen (H)
isotope/helium (He) dynamic behavior are the key factors for investigating issues of tungsten …
isotope/helium (He) dynamic behavior are the key factors for investigating issues of tungsten …
Atomistically-informed hardening and kinetics models of helium bubble in irradiated tungsten
C Ji, J Hu, Z Zhuang, Y Cui - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
In fusion reactor environment, helium bubble acts as a crucial inducement to the
performance degradation of plasma facing tungsten, leading to irradiation hardening and …
performance degradation of plasma facing tungsten, leading to irradiation hardening and …
Growth of fiberform nanostructures on metal surfaces by helium plasma irradiation
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 …
forming fiberform nanostructures called fuzz when a certain set of conditions is satisfied. In …
On the origin of 'fuzz'formation in plasma-facing materials
Tungsten, the material used in the plasma-facing components (PFCs) of nuclear fusion
reactors, develops a fuzz-like surface morphology under typical reactor operating conditions …
reactors, develops a fuzz-like surface morphology under typical reactor operating conditions …
Helium-induced morphology evolution in tungsten under thermal treatment
M Ialovega, E Bernard, MF Barthe, R Bisson… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Surface and near-surface morphology evolution of helium-irradiated tungsten due to thermal
cycling up to the ITER-relevant temperature of 1350 K was studied using electron …
cycling up to the ITER-relevant temperature of 1350 K was studied using electron …
Mechanisms of helium irradiation blistering and surface deformation in tungsten
Helium irradiation blistering in tungsten is of intense interest for plasma-facing materials
under fusion-relevant conditions. Previous studies have revealed that the surface blistering …
under fusion-relevant conditions. Previous studies have revealed that the surface blistering …
Equation of state for He bubbles in W and model of He bubble growth and bursting near W {100} surfaces derived from molecular dynamics simulations
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to derive an equation of state (EOS) for
helium (He) bubbles in tungsten (W) and to study the growth of He bubbles under a W (100) …
helium (He) bubbles in tungsten (W) and to study the growth of He bubbles under a W (100) …
Theoretical model of helium bubble growth and density in plasma-facing metals
We present a theoretically-motivated model of helium bubble density as a function of volume
for high-pressure helium bubbles in plasma-facing tungsten. The model is a good match to …
for high-pressure helium bubbles in plasma-facing tungsten. The model is a good match to …
Continuum-scale modeling of helium bubble bursting under plasma-exposed tungsten surfaces
S Blondel, DE Bernholdt, KD Hammond… - Nuclear Fusion, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a comparison between a continuum-scale drift-diffusion-reaction cluster
dynamics prediction of helium retention in low-energy helium plasma exposed tungsten and …
dynamics prediction of helium retention in low-energy helium plasma exposed tungsten and …
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 …
facing tungsten using molecular dynamics. The simulations span two orders of magnitude …