Materials and Processes for Surface and Interface Engineering

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Plasma and Discharge Physics for Materials Processing....Pages 1-38
The Physical Foundations of Ion Beam Interaction with Solids....Pages 39-65
Ion-Surface Interactions: Collisional Sputtering, Thermal Sputtering, Ion-Beam Mixing, Compositional Change....Pages 67-109
Interface Structure, Adhesion, and Ion Beam Processing....Pages 111-149
The Science, Technology and Materials Applications of Physical Vapor Deposition Processes....Pages 151-183
Conventional and Novel Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques — Coating Methods to Protect Materials Against Hostile Environments....Pages 185-243
Plasma Spray, Detonation Gun, and HVOF Deposition Techniques....Pages 245-284
Uses of Ion Implantation....Pages 285-306
Ion Beam Assisted Thin Film Deposition:....Pages 307-346
Laser Beam and Photon — Assisted Processes for Surface Treatments....Pages 347-406
Spectroscopic Analysis of Engineered Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Layers....Pages 407-452
Growth, Structure and Properties of Hard Nitride Based Coatings and Multilayers....Pages 453-474
Solid Lubricant Coatings Produced by Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques....Pages 475-527
Dielectric and Optical Coatings....Pages 529-564
Surface Treatments for Corrosion Protection....Pages 565-595
Chemical and Physical Property Modifications Induced by Ion Irradiation in Polymers....Pages 597-640
Back Matter....Pages 641-646