Irradiation effect of deuterium or hydrogen on Cr/W mixed transitional layers prepared by double ion beam deposition

Abstract

Cr films with different thickness values on W substrates are prepared by double-ion-beam-deposition(DIBD) method. The deep distributions of Cr and W are analyzed by energy dispersive spectrometer. Hydrogen and deuterium irradiation of high energy and low flux are carried out in heavy ion accelerator. The changes of the sample surface morphology are analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The injection range of hydrogen particles in double layers of Cr/W is simulated by simulation software SRIM. The experimental results demonstrate that a Cr/W mixture transitional layer is formed at the interface between Cr and W using DIBD method; hydrogen and deuterium of high energy and low flux tend to be retained in the Cr/W mixture transitional layer and form gas bubbles, while the Cr film is not easy to retain enough hydrogen or deuterium to form gas bubbles.