Plasma in Materials: Modeling and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Plasma: the fourth state of matter is composed of ions, electrons, protons, and other high energy particles and is found naturally in space and stars. However, it can be created in the laboratory by a large number of methods, all of them based on fusing different chemical species that can be present at any phase: gas, liquid or solid. Applications of plasma are huge: they can be used to generate energy by fission or fusion, to produce novel materials once cooling is produced, and to generate novel particles from aerosol condensation, among others. In some cases, the main problem of generating plasma is related to the materials used for containing the plasma itself, which must resist the extreme conditions needed. These materials should preserve their internal structure during and after plasma generation, and for this reason, they should be stiff, hard, and strong enough to maintain their physical and integral integrity. In other cases, it is very important that materials obtained from plasma have the desired physical properties and internal structure for their specific application. The sub-topics that this journal offers are the following:

1. Research in novel materials used for plasma generation. Study of their internal structure and microstructure;
2. Characterization of the mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of the materials that are being used in plasma generation and in different plasma applications;
3. Analysis and description of the methods used in the production of novel materials obtained by plasma induced in laboratory;
4. Simulation and modeling of novel materials able to resist the hazardous conditions existing in plasma generation, plasma storage, and plasma propagation;
5. Review of materials used in plasma generation and in different plasma applications the same as of new materials obtained by different plasma production methods.

Prof. Dr. José Sánchez del Río Saez
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Domínguez Reyes
Guest Editors

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• Materials for plasma generation
• Materials for plasma applications
• Materials simulation and models
• Materials properties for plasma
• Materials microstructure for plasma applications
• Methods used in novel materials generation with plasma