Structure-dependent deuterium release from ion implanted beryllium: Comparison between Be(1 1 2¯ 0) and Be(poly)

The temperature-driven release of deuterium implanted as keV ions into metallic beryllium is measured by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). TPD spectra from single and polycrystalline Be implanted with 1 keV ions are compared. The high-temperature desorption stage (T > 700 K) is attributed to the release of deuterium trapped at several types of energetically different ion-induced defects. A release peak around 850 K is recorded in the single crystal, while in the polycrystal all deuterium desorbs below this temperature. An increase in the maximum release temperature is observed after implantation of the polycrystal with higher ion energies (2 and 3 keV). We propose an interpretation of the experimental results based on two types of traps, with depth distributions adapted to the implantation energy. Preliminary TMAP7 calculations qualitatively reproduce the shifts in the maximum desorption temperature, observed in the polycrystal at different implantation energies. The difference between the single and the polycrystal is explained by a higher density of surviving defects in the single crystal. Diffusion of mobile defects to grain boundaries and subsequent annihilation is proposed as the dominant mechanism for differences in deuterium desorption from Be(1 1 2¯ 0) and Be(poly).