Radiation induced conductivity of ceramic coating materials under 14 MeV neutron irradiation

Comparison of electrical properties of ceramic insulators under gamma ray and ion irradiation

“…Fusion neutron and fission reactor irradiation experiments [7,8] have been performed for the evaluation of the radiation-induced conductivity (RIC) effect [9] on the candidate ceramic materials (Y 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , CaZrO 3 , AlN, etc.). It is expected from previous results that the RIC effect at low temperature does not prevent such ceramic materials from having the required insulation performance, i.e.…”

Recent progress in the development of electrically insulating coatings for a liquid lithium blanket

“…Although the current results on Y 2 O 3 coatings show a potential compatibility problem, additional work is needed on coating development to further study the phenomenon as well as the role of coating microstructure on the reaction with Li. In Japan, research programs are characterizing the properties and microstructure of AlN, Y 2 O 3 and Er 2 O 3 coatings made by RF sputtering and vacuum arc processes [29,30]. Processing issues need to be separated from those associated with compatibility in Li.…”

Diagnostics for steady state plasmas

“…For given cable, RIC increases as the square of the cable length. While qualitatively well understood [283], experimental tests need to be conducted to determine the complex response quantitatively [171,174]. S/m, RIC should not be a main problem for these diagnostics.…”