Lifshitz calculations of Hamaker constants for fusion relevant materials

The determination of the Hamaker constant is necessary for the quantification of the van der Waals force and thus of dust-wall adhesion. Here Lifshitz theory is employed for the calculation of the non-retarded Hamaker constants of ten common dust-wall material combinations. Extended-in-frequency reliable dielectric data are employed and two independent computational methods are considered for the calculation of the dielectric function at the imaginary Matsubara frequencies. The Hamaker constant for tungsten-on-tungsten is the largest calculated, which implies the strongest adhesion. The Hamaker constant for graphite-on-graphite is much smaller than tungsten-on-tungsten and even beryllium-on-beryllium. Copper, chromium and especially aluminium are identified to be proper adhesive proxies of beryllium.