Atomistic simulations of deuterium irradiation on iron-based alloys in future fusion reactors
Abstract
Iron-based alloys are now being considered as plasma-facing materials for the first wall of future fusion reactors. Therefore, the iron (Fe) and carbon (C) erosion will play a key role in predicting the life-time and viability of reactors with steel walls. In this work, the surface erosion and morphology changes due to deuterium (D) irradiation in pure Fe, Fe with 1% C impurity and the cementite, are studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, varying surface temperature and impact energy. The sputtering yields for both Fe and C were found to increase with incoming energy. In iron carbide, C sputtering was preferential to Fe and the deuterium was mainly trapped as D2 in bubbles, while mostly atomic D was present in Fe and Fe–1%C. The sputtering yields obtained from MD were compared to SDTrimSP yields. At lower impact energies, the sputtering mechanism was of both physical and chemical origin, while at higher energies (>100 eV) the physical sputtering dominated.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
- Univ. of Helsinki (Finland). Association EURATOM-Tekes
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1346656
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Materials and Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2352-1791
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Safi, E., Polvi, J., Lasa, A., and Nordlund, K. Atomistic simulations of deuterium irradiation on iron-based alloys in future fusion reactors. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nme.2016.08.021.
Safi, E., Polvi, J., Lasa, A., & Nordlund, K. Atomistic simulations of deuterium irradiation on iron-based alloys in future fusion reactors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2016.08.021
Safi, E., Polvi, J., Lasa, A., and Nordlund, K. Fri .
"Atomistic simulations of deuterium irradiation on iron-based alloys in future fusion reactors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2016.08.021. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1346656.
@article{osti_1346656,
title = {Atomistic simulations of deuterium irradiation on iron-based alloys in future fusion reactors},
author = {Safi, E. and Polvi, J. and Lasa, A. and Nordlund, K.},
abstractNote = {Iron-based alloys are now being considered as plasma-facing materials for the first wall of future fusion reactors. Therefore, the iron (Fe) and carbon (C) erosion will play a key role in predicting the life-time and viability of reactors with steel walls. In this work, the surface erosion and morphology changes due to deuterium (D) irradiation in pure Fe, Fe with 1% C impurity and the cementite, are studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, varying surface temperature and impact energy. The sputtering yields for both Fe and C were found to increase with incoming energy. In iron carbide, C sputtering was preferential to Fe and the deuterium was mainly trapped as D2 in bubbles, while mostly atomic D was present in Fe and Fe–1%C. The sputtering yields obtained from MD were compared to SDTrimSP yields. At lower impact energies, the sputtering mechanism was of both physical and chemical origin, while at higher energies (>100 eV) the physical sputtering dominated.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nme.2016.08.021},
journal = {Nuclear Materials and Energy},
number = ,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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