@article{8129,
  author = {K. Arshad and Y. Yuan and L. Cheng and J. Wang and Z. J. Zhou and G. De Temmerman and G. H. Lu},
  title = {Deuterium blistering in tungsten and tungsten vanadium alloys},
  abstract = {In order to evaluate D blistering behavior in W based plasma facing materials, rolled W and different grades of W-V targets were exposed to high flux of 1.2 × 1024 m−2 s−1, low energy (38 eV) D plasma at two different surface temperatures. The blistering behavior was investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy, accompanied by electron back-scattering diffraction. Highest numbers of blisters were observed on the surface of rolled tungsten. The addition of V precursor to W suppressed D blister formation. In the case of W-V alloys, comparatively submicron V-containing materials have shown high tendency but small size blisters formation than micron V-containing samples. A high density of blisters was observed near the (111) plane on the surface of both V-containing alloys. Nano-sized blisters were also observed on V enriched surface.
},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
  volume = {107},
  pages = {25-31},
  month = {06/2016},
  doi = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.03.072},
  language = {eng},
}