Diffusion behavior of hydrogen isotopes in tungsten revisited by molecular dynamics simulations*

Project supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Program of China (Grant No. 2013GB109002).

Qiu Mingjie, Zhai Lei, Cui Jiechao, Fu Baoqin, Li Min, Hou Qing
       

(color online) Evolution of the potential barrier for H-atom movement in the near-surface region until escaping from the surface: (a) for W{100} and (b) for W{111} surfaces. The potential energy of the in-bulk tetrahedral interstitial state is taken as zero.