Dr Matt Thompson
PhD Physics
Postdoctoral Fellow, Sub Dean (CoS) & Internship Convener
ANU College of Science
Areas of expertise
- Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges 020204
- Condensed Matter Characterisation Technique Development 020401
- Surfaces And Structural Properties Of Condensed Matter 020406
Research interests
- Reactor wall materials for Nuclear Fusion
- Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering
- Plasma nanostructure fabrication
Researcher's projects
- Investigating the impact of hydrogen and helium plasma on fusion reactor wall materials, and assessing the impact this has on mechanical properties and recrysallization dynamics.
- Developing a novel one-step plasma process to fabricate surface nanostructures in silicon and other semiconductors. This process can be used in a wide range of target applications including anti-reflection coatings for solar panels, high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes, photocatalysis, and drug delivery technologies.
- Developing algorithms for the efficient computation of small angle scattering form factors and size distributions for nanostructures.
Publications
- Thompson, M, Song, K, De Temmerman, G et al. 2022, 'Identifying microstructural changes responsible for retarded grain growth during tungsten recrystallization after helium plasma exposure', Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 559, pp. 1-10.
- Thompson, M, Shi, Q, Kajita, S et al. 2020, 'Effect of temperature and incident ion energy on nanostructure formation on silicon exposed to helium plasma', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 1-7.
- Thompson, M 2020, 'Generalizing small-angle scattering form factors with linear transformations', Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 53, pp. 1387-1391.
- Thompson, M, Song, K, Kluth, P et al 2019, 'Helium plasma induced nanostructure formation in copper and nickel', Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-9.
- Bernard, E, Sakamoto, R, Hodille, E et al 2019, 'Tritium retention in W plasma-facing materials: Impact of the material structure and helium irradiation', Nuclear Materials and Energy, vol. 19, pp. 403-410.
- Song, K, Thompson, M, De Temmerman, G et al 2019, 'Temperature dependence of retarded recrystallisation in helium plasma-exposed tungsten', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 1-10.
- Thompson, M, Magyar, L & Corr, C 2019, 'Nanoscale modification of silicon and germanium surfaces exposed to low-energy helium plasma', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 10099, pp. 1-9.
- Thompson, M, Drummond, D, Sullivan, J et al. 2018, 'Effect of W self-implantation and He plasma exposure on early-stage defect and bubble formation in tungsten', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1-9.
- Thompson, M, Doerner, R, Ohno, N et al 2017, 'Measuring temperature effects on nano-bubble growth in tungsten with grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering', Nuclear Materials and Energy, vol. 12, pp. 1294-1297.
- Corr, C, O'Ryan, S, Tanner, C et al. 2017, 'Mechanical properties of tungsten following rhenium ion and helium plasma exposure', Nuclear Materials and Energy, vol. 12, pp. 1336-1341.
- Thompson, M, Sakamoto, R, Barnard, E et al 2016, 'GISAXS modelling of helium-induced nano-bubble formation in tungsten and comparison with TEM', Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 473, pp. 6-12.
- Doerner, R, Rudakov, D, Chrobak, C et al. 2016, 'Investigation of He-W interactions using DiMES on DIII-D', Physica Scripta, vol. T167, no. T167.
- Thompson, M, Deslandes, A, Morgan, T et al. 2016, 'Observation of a helium ion energy threshold for retention in tungsten exposed to hydrogen/helium mixture plasma', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 56, no. 10.
- Thompson, M, Kluth, P, Doerner, R, Kirby N, Riley D, Corr C 2016, 'Measuring helium bubble diameter distributions in tungsten with grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS)', Phys. Scr. T167 (2016) 014014
- Thompson, M, Kluth, P, Doerner, R, Kirby, N and Corr, C 2015, 'Probing helium nano-bubble formation in tungsten with grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 55, no. 4, p. 042001.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- HILT.RP1.010 - Hybrid Hydrogen direct and plasma reduction of iron ore (Secondary Investigator)
- Understanding helium induced nanostructure formation (Secondary Investigator)
- Effect of helium bubble formation on the recrystallization and mechanical properties of tungsten (Primary Investigator)
