Advanced Plasma Technology in Material Synthesis, Processing and Analysis
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 5061
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; plasma-assisted gas conversion and material synthesis; plasma–liquid interactions; plasma-based coatings; surface modification
Interests: plasma physics; nanotechnologies; material characterization; thin film deposition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, plasma-assisted material processing has employed by researchers because it has a wide range of processing capabilities, including the synthesis of new materials, as well as the deposition and etching of materials, where it can be used to synthesize and modify both organic and inorganic materials. In view of the fact that plasma source parameters control its properties, they offer a highly controlled method of dry material processing, and therefore, it can be considered to be an environmentally friendly manufacturing process. So, plasmas have been used for advanced material processing, such as nanomaterial synthesis; catalyst synthesis; coating, polymer, and carbon material manufacturing; energy and additive material processing; and biomedical and toxic waste management, etc. Plasma-based material processing techniques are continuously being improved by researchers in order to gain insights, optimize, and scale up the process for the creation of novel materials and surface modification.
The aim of this Special Issue is to describe state-of-the-art plasma-based material processing by understanding the underlying mechanisms and correlating properties using a variety of diagnostic tools. In addition to atmospheric and low-pressure plasma-assisted techniques, some new plasma technology systems are used for the synthesis of nanomaterials into liquid solutions.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions that explore novel materials, processes, and surface analysis using different plasma sources.
Dr. Nepal Chandra Roy
Dr. Cédric Pattyn
Prof. Dr. Mamumur Rashid Talukder
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plasma material processing
- plasma polymers
- plasma-assisted carbon materials
- plasma nanomaterials
- surface treatment
- biomaterials
- energy materials
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