Plasma Surface Engineering Laboratory

International projects

CEA-RO "He depth profile measurements on Plasma Facing Components for fusion applications", C5-10, Aug. 2016-July 2019

EUROfusion: "Romanian participation at EUROfusion program WPJET2 and complementary research -Surface characterization by GDOES, X-ray micro-tomography and TDS of specific samples exposed to JET plasma ", July 2014-June 2016

EUROfusion: "Romanian participation at EUROfusion program WPJET2 and complementary research -Deuterium depth profiling using Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry technique GDOES", July 2014-June 2016

EUROfusion: "Romanian participation at EUROfusion program WPJET1 and complementary research -Thermal emissivity at 4 microns for W coated CFC tiles determined with a Single Pixel scanning IR Camera (WPJET1_C)", July 2014-June 2016

EUROfusion: "Romanian participation at EUROfusion program WPJET2 and complementary research -Deuterium depth profiling using Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry technique GDOES", July 2014-June 2016

EUROfusion: "Romanian participation at EUROfusion program WPPFC and complementary research -Preparation of efficient PFC operation for ITER and DEMO", July 2014-June 2016

CEA-RO "Increasing the lifetime of W coated CFC, graphite and CuCrZr tiles for long time exploitation as Plasma Facing Components for WEST project" , C4-07 , Jul. 2014-June 2016

FP7-EURATOM: "Hydrogen retention in W co-deposited layers on W coatings" EFDA Task Agreement code: WP13-IPH-A03-P1-01, Ian. 2013-Dec. 2013

FP7-EURATOM: "Investigation of the limits of the W coatings deposited on CFC tiles for the ITER-like wall at JET using FIB and SEM/TEM techniques," EFDA Task Agreement code: Fusion Technology JW13-FT-4.31, Ian. 2013-Dec. 2013

FP7-EURATOM: "W-coating ELM-like tests in Magnum-PSI," EFDA Task Agreement code: Fusion Technology JW12-FT- 4.23, Ian. 2012-Dec. 2013

FP7-EURATOM: "The limits of the W coatings deposited on CFC tiles for the ITER-like wall at JET," EFDA Task Agreement code: Fusion Technology JW11-FT- 4.19, Ian. 2011-Dec. 2013

FP7-EURATOM: FP7-EURATOM: "Advanced Calibration of the PIW IR cameras (ACIR), " EFDA Task Agreement code: JW10-TA-PIW-ACIR-01, Oct. 2010-Dec. 2013

FP7-EURATOM: "Manufacturing and testing of W-coated CFC tiles for installation in JET for the ITER-like wall project" EFDA Task Agreement code: JW6-TA-EP2-ILC-05, 2006-2010

FP7-EURATOM: “Tungsten erosion in the JET divertor”, Task Agreement: Fusion Technology, JW8-FT-3.41, 2008-2010

FP7-EURATOM: “Material deposition and composition of walls, Task Agreement: WP08-09-TGS- 01a-04, 2009-2010

FP7: ""Research for SME: “Computer-aided laser surface treatment and combined nitriding of forging dies with the objective of a lifetime increase-CURARE”, Grant agreement no.: 222317, 2008-2010

FP7-EURATOM: FP7-EURATOM: “R&D on W coating on CFC and bulk W tiles development in support of the ITER like Wall project (BEW) ”, EFDA Task Agreement Code: JW5-TA-EP-BEW-02, 2005-2006

FP7-CEAFT: Increased lifetime of Forging Tools by Combined Surface Treatments (ForBeST), Nov. 2004-Oct. 2006

National projects



PROGRAM - IDEI: Exploratory Research Projects: “Properties control of the nano-structured thin coatings obtained by magnetron sputtering and ion implantation”, Contract No. 549, 2009-2011

PROGRAM - LAPLAS 3: “Synthesis and characterization of carbon based nano-composite coatings with applications in tribology and fusion technology”, PN09-39.03.01, 2009-2011

PROGRAM - CEEX: "Devices with meta-structures designed for radio signals processing used in mobile telephone networks and satellites communications-METAPRO”, Contract No. 58, 2006-2008

PROGRAM - CEEX: "Advanced research concerning the synthesis of nanostructured composite materials with controlled gradient designed for wear applications-NANOGRAD", Contract No. 91, 2006-2008

PROGRAM - LAPLAS 2: New plasma processing techniques to produce anti-adhesive surface layers, PN06-36.03.01, 2006-2008

PROGRAM - CERES: “Development of a new method to produce super-hard nano-composite thin coatings”, Contract No. 4-42, 2004-2006