Investigating the thermal and irradiation stability of chemical vapor deposited erbium oxide tritium barrier coatings for Li breeder blanket applications

Two-micron thick erbium oxide tritium barrier coatings have been prepared by aerosol injection chemical vapor deposition and subsequently irradiated with 33 MeV Au 6+ ions at fluences up to 2.1 × 1016 Au/m2 at 550°C. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscop...

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Main Authors: Hazel M. Gardner, Gyula Zilahi, James Wade-Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2023.1332377/full