Modification of Materials with Ion/Plasma Beams
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 9147
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material engineering; surface modification; ion implantation; high-intensity plasma beams; electron beams
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of continuous or pulsed beams of ions or plasmas has become general practice in many different areas of industry. They are used, for example, in the modification of material properties by the annealing of crystal lattice defects, quenching, remelting, the synthesis of new phases or new materials, the synthesis of non-equilibrium structures, the formation of surface morphology, and the improvement of materials’ features. They are also used to improve the properties of ready-made tools.
New applications of these non-stoichiometric methods which have been known for decades are still being discovered in the mechanical, electronics, and medical industries, etc.
This Special Issue will present current investigations and applications of ion and/or plasma beams in the material engineering field. It will provide an opportunity to present new, often unconventional, applications of these methods in the different fields of our life.
Long review papers containing new findings and perspectives are also welcomed for this Special Issue, in addition to classic scientific articles.
I cordially invite you to present your experience and investigation results on the modification of materials with ions or plasma.
Dr. Marek Barlak
Dr. Jacek Wilkowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ion implantation
- plasma treatment
- modification of material surfaces by ion and/or plasma beams
- improving material/tool features
- synthesis of new materials
- synthesis of non-equilibrium structures
- new applications
- perspectives of the using ion and/or plasma beams
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