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Title: Diffusion and distribution of deuterium in scandium deuteride thin films under irradiation of deuterium ion beam
Authors: Wang, Tao
Long, Jidong
Wang, Shiwei
Yang, Zhen
Li, Jie
Huang, Gang
Zhang, Linwen
Yang, Allen Jian
Wang, Xiao Renshaw
Keywords: Surfaces
Interfaces and Thin Films
Issue Date: 2017
Source: Wang, T., Long, J., Wang, S., Yang, Z., Li, J., Huang, G., et al. (2017). Diffusion and distribution of deuterium in scandium deuteride thin films under irradiation of deuterium ion beam. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 13304-.
Series/Report no.: Scientific Reports
Abstract: Scandium deuteride (ScDx) thin films, as an alternative target for deuterium-deuterium (D-D) reaction, are a very important candidate for detection and diagnostic applications. Albeit with their superior thermal stability, the ignorance of the stability of ScDx under irradiation of deuterium ion beam hinders the realization of their full potential. In this report, we characterize ScDx thin films with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) and elastic recoil detection analysis (ERDA). We found with increased implantation of deuterium ions, accumulation and diffusion of deuterium are enhanced. Surprisingly, the concentration of deuterium restored to the value before implantation even at room temperature, revealing a self-healing process which is of great importance for the long-term operation of neutron generator.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89602
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44994
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13780-8
Schools: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 
Rights: © 2017 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Te images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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