Materials research for fusion

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 424 - 434
• Main Authors: Knaster, J., Moeslang, A., Muroga, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.05.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301; 639/301/1023/1026; 639/766/1960/1136; 639/766/387; Atomic; Availability; Classical and Continuum Physics; Complex Systems; Condensed Matter Physics; Degradation; Deuterium; Fission; Fusion; Fusion reactors; Helium; Historic; Materials testing; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Molecular; Neutrons; Nuclear engineering; Optical and Plasma Physics; Physics; Plasma physics; Reactors; review-article; Structural materials; Theoretical; Tritium

Fusion materials research started in the early 1970s following the observation of the degradation of irradiated materials used in the first commercial fission reactors. The technological challenges of fusion energy are intimately linked with the availability of suitable materials capable of reliably...