New generations of fusion devices need alternative plasma-facing materials. The currently
approved material composition for the first wall and divertor of the ITER tokamak has a …

It is estimated that pilot plants and reactors may experience rates of net erosion and
deposition of solid plasma facing component (PFC) material of 10 3–10 5 kg yr− 1. Even if …

Plasma-facing materials (PFMs) represent one of the most significant challenges for the
design of future nuclear fusion reactors. Inside the reactor, the divertor will experience the …

The performance of silicon carbide as an alternative plasma facing material (PFM) was
studied at various irradiation conditions relevant to ion energies and fluxes of a fusion …

We present a computational investigation of the dependence of material erosion on the
incident ion angle at rough graphite and silicon carbide divertor surfaces. Ion angle …

The sheared-flow-stabilized (SFS) Z-pinch concept is on a path to commercialization at Zap
Energy. Recent experiments on the Fusion Z-pinch Experiment (FuZE) and newly …

Experiments have been conducted in the DIII-D tokamak to explore the in-situ growth of
silicon-rich layers as a potential technique for real-time replenishment of surface coatings on …

W-SiC composite material is a promising plasma-facing material candidate alternative to
pure W due to the low neutron activation, low impurity radiation, and low tritium diffusivity of …

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a promising material for use in a fusion reactor due to its low
hydrogenic diffusivity, high temperature strength and resilience under neutron irradiation …

Operating with hot tokamak plasma-facing components will be essential in fusion reactors to
maximize the thermal efficiency of the blanket. The SOLPS-ITER edge plasma code …