Fusion power: a challenge for materials science

Duffy, Dorothy M.

doi:10.1098/rsta.2010.0060

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“…We will mainly highlight the work of the present authors and their collaborators and we note that other examples of successful applications can be found elsewhere in this issue, especially in the articles of Islam (2010), Duffy (2010) and Stoneham (2010).…”

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“…Defect processes also play a crucial role in battery and fuel cell materials; closely related is the modelling of intercalation which is of major importance in battery technologies. And defects processes are of central importance in radiation damage as discussed in the article of Duffy (2010). -Surface properties including modelling of surface structures, defects and impurities and molecular adsorption and reaction, which are again of major importance in the performance of materials in energy generating or storage devices.…”

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Advances in computational studies of energy materials

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Guo

Miskufova

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Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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We review recent developments and applications of computational modelling techniques in the field of materials for energy technologies including hydrogen production and storage, energy storage and conversion, and light absorption and emission. In addition, we present new work on an Sn 2 TiO 4 photocatalyst containing an Sn(II) lone pair, new interatomic potential models for SrTiO 3 and GaN, an exploration of defects in the kesterite/stannite-structured solar cell absorber Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 , and report details of the incorporation of hydrogen into Ag 2 O and Cu 2 O. Special attention is paid to the modelling of nanostructured systems, including ceria (CeO 2 , mixed Ce x O y and Ce 2 O 3 ) and group 13 sesquioxides. We consider applications based on both interatomic potential and electronic structure methodologies; and we illustrate the increasingly quantitative and predictive nature of modelling in this field.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Advances in computational studies of energy materials

Catlow

Guo

Miskufova

et al. 2010

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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145

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“…This has consequences seen in molecular dynamics. These several phenomena are discussed for metallic systems by Duffy (2010) and Itoh & Stoneham (2001) for non-metals.…”

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Nuclear fission: the interplay of science and technology

Stoneham

2010

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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When the UK's Calder Hall nuclear power station was connected to the grid in 1956, the programmes that made this possible involved a powerful combination of basic and applied research. Both the science and the engineering were novel, addressing new and challenging problems. That the last Calder Hall reactor was shut down only in 2003 attests to the success of the work. The strengths of bringing basic science to bear on applications continued to be recognized until the 1980s, when government and management fashions changed. This paper identifies a few of the technology challenges, and shows how novel basic science emerged from them and proved essential in their resolution. Today, as the threat of climate change becomes accepted, it has become clear that there is no credible solution without nuclear energy. The design and construction of new fission reactors will need continuing innovation, with the interplay between the science and technology being a crucial component.

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“…Two key designs for fusion-based energy are magnetic and inertial confinement. A number of materials challenges need to be addressed [36][37][38]. We have discussed some aspects of the first wall; here, we discuss selecting materials for liquid-fusion blankets.…”

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Materials selection for nuclear applications: Challenges and opportunities

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oWe discuss the challenge of selecting materials for nuclear applications and outline the need for comprehensive databases to assist scientists and engineers in choosing materials that meet interdependent physical, chemical, and nuclear criteria. In conventional engineering, chemical and physical properties and the electronic structure of materials are typically the primary considerations; nuclear applications must also consider the nuclear physics characteristics of a material. Development of databases that correlate physical, chemical, and nuclear properties would accelerate and facilitate innovations in nuclear design.

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Fusion power: a challenge for materials science

Cited by 65 publications

References 39 publications

Advances in computational studies of energy materials

Advances in computational studies of energy materials

Nuclear fission: the interplay of science and technology

Materials selection for nuclear applications: Challenges and opportunities

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