Electron Beam Processing of Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue on Electron Beam Processing of Materials brings together scientists working at universities, research institutes, laboratories, and various industries to discuss state-of-the-art research on material processing using electron beam methods for different applications. The methods and devices based on the use of electron beams for material processing are high-tech, environmentally friendly, resource-preserving technologies and devices that are key for developing high-quality competitive products. They are the foundation of technical progress in micro- and nano-electronics, in the production of novel materials, in creating new designs for instruments and precision machinery, and in developing technologies and systems based on electron beams.

This Special Issue is a timely approach to survey recent progress in the development and optimization of electron beam applications in modern, ecological, conventional, and nonconventional methods for material processing. The articles presented in this Special Issue will cover various topics, ranging from beam physics and generation, metal melting and welding, additive manufacturing, electron beam processing of polymers and composites, electron accelerators applications for material modification, surface treatment methods, electron beam evaporation and deposition of functional coatings, electron beam lithography, process modeling, etc. Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes contributions from all researchers working on materials processing by electron beams, as well as on their characterization, properties, and applications.

The Special Issue will cover, but will not be limited to, the following topics:

• Physics of intense electron beams;
• Electron beam melting and refining of metals and alloys;
• Additive manufacturing with electron beams;
• Electron beam welding;
• High-rate deposition by electron beam evaporation for metallurgical coatings;
• Electron beam surface modification;
• Thermal processing and thin films deposited using electron beams;
• Electron beam lithography;
• Electron beam curing of polymers and composites;
• Electron beam processes for the production of novel materials;
• Modeling of electron beam sources, processes, and systems;
• Related and new applications for electron beam processing of materials.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Katia Vutova
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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