Surface topography of and deuterium (D) retention in reduced activation ferritic-martensitic Euro... more Surface topography of and deuterium (D) retention in reduced activation ferritic-martensitic Eurofer'97 and ferritic oxide dispersion strengthening ODS-16Cr steels have been studied after exposure at 600 K to low-energy (70 and 200 eV), high-flux (~10 22 D/m 2 s) pure D and D-10%He plasmas with D fluence of 2×10 25 D/m 2 . The methods used were scanning electron microscopy, energy-scanning D( 3 He,p) 4 He nuclear reaction, and thermal desorption spectroscopy. As a result of the plasma exposures, nano-sized structures are formed on the steel surfaces. After exposure to pure D plasmas, a significant fraction of D is accumulated in the bulk, at depths larger than 8 µm. After exposures to D-He plasmas, D is retained mainly in the near-surface layers. In spite of the fact that the He fluence was lower than the D fluence, the He retention in the steels is one order of magnitude higher than the D retention.
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