Plasma Processing and Thin Films Formation Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3841
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dielectric barrier discharges; plasma diagnostics; plasma chemistry; plasma polymers; thin films; surface treatment
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Dear Colleagues,
Plasma, as a high energy environment and distinct state of matter where elementary atomic or molecular processes can be controlled or tuned, represents a top technological solution for many applications. Among the variety of industrial and laboratory approaches that use plasma as a key element of fabrication, thin films obtained by plasma processing can be recognized. They are used as high performance coatings for quantum processes, optics, electricity and magnetism, energy conversion and storage, life sciences, protection, and tribology. The methods employed to deposit thin films using plasma processes are diverse, covering a broad range from cutting edge technologies, such as atomic layer deposition and molecular beam epitaxy, to widely available technologies, such us pulsed laser deposition, enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and sputtering techniques. The performance of plasma coatings and plasma polymers are intrinsically linked to the control of plasma processes as well as to the advanced knowledge of plasma parameters. In this sense, new experimental and theoretical observations on plasma processes, especially in pulsed plasmas, relevant for thin films formation are important.
This Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers considering the following concepts:
- Plasma thin films physics and chemistry and transition towards industrial applications;
- Design and diagnosis of plasma sources for deposition and polymerization;
- Experimental studies on the polymerization and growth mechanisms in pulsed plasmas;
- Growth process modelling and plasma chemistry simulation;
- New insights on relationships between operational parameters, plasma parameters, and thin films properties;
- New observations on the use and performance of plasma thin films in life sciences, textile industry, extreme environments, energy production, quantum technologies, micro and nanoelectronics, and corrosion and wear protection.
Dr. Ionut Topala
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- growth mechanisms and plasma processing
- plasma sources for deposition and polymerization
- advanced diagnosis of plasmas for thin films formation
- plasma coatings and polymers
- performance of plasma thin films in real applications
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