Plasma Applications in Material Processing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plasma waste treatment; plasma spray; ceramic coatings; fiber; hazardous waste treatment; waste recycling; high-temperature flow; melting; gasification; plasma torch; plasma optical spectrometry; high-speed cameras
Interests: plasma spraying; DC plasma torch; metal oxide coatings; tribological coatings; hard coatings
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Interests: plasma processing; hydrogen plasma; metal hydride coatings; plasma waste treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, ‘Plasma Applications in Material Processing’, provides a comprehensive overview of current research and technological advancements in plasma science. Plasma technologies lead innovation in material processing, offering unique solutions for surface modification, coating and thin-film deposition, waste recycling, and new material generation and development. This Special Issue will include contributions that investigate various topics such as the development and optimization of different plasma generators, as well as advancements in plasma flow diagnostics, which is essential for understanding plasma’s behavior when interacting with the materials being processed and our ability to control these processes, with the aim to improve the materials’ properties for a wide range of applications.
We invite contributions that focus on both fundamental studies and applied research in plasma–material interactions. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development and characterization of advanced plasma sources;
- Plasma diagnostics for real-time process monitoring;
- Numerical simulations of plasma and plasma–surface interactions;
- Plasma–liquid interactions for material synthesis and environmental applications;
- Plasma-based surface treatment and surface modification technologies;
- Fabrication and enhancement of composites using plasma processes;
- Plasma-processed thin films and coatings;
- Plasma waste recycling and environmental plasma applications;
- Plasma-assisted nanotechnologies and nanoscale material processing.
Original research papers, comparative studies, and critical reviews highlighting the latest developments in plasma applications are encouraged.
We look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Viktorija Grigaitienė
Prof. Dr. Liutauras Marcinauskas
Dr. Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plasma sources
- plasma diagnostics
- numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces
- plasma–liquid interactions
- surface treatment
- plasma spraying
- plasma-processed thin films and coatings
- nanotechnologies
- plasma waste recycling
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