EPJ ST Special Issue: Recent Advances in Plasma Physics & Materials Surface Modification in China

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Published on 23 April 2025

Guest Editors: Bin Liao, Jie Wu, Fugang Qi, Kai Wang

In 1928, the American scientist Irving Langmuir first introduced the term "plasma" into physics to describe the state of matter in a gas discharge tube. It is regarded as the fourth state of matter, mainly composed of electrons, ions, free radicals and neutral particles (atoms or molecules), whose movement is controlled by electromagnetic forces.

As one of the application fields of plasma, ion beam surface modification is an interdisciplinary subject developed from the intersection of nuclear physics, materials science, condensed matter physics, microelectronics and other disciplines. Its rise and development have opened up a new path for the synthesis of new materials and the study of micro-nano mechanisms in materials science and condensed matter physics.

For a long time, the United States, Japan, the European Union and other countries have attached great importance to the basic and applied research of plasma physics and ion beam technology, forming a certain technological leading advantage, which has greatly promoted the development level of their industries and related high-tech industries.

In the past few decades, China has also made great effort in related research work and achieved fruitful results, such as the application of ion beam technology in semiconductor microelectronics, new energy materials synthesis and modification, promoting the development of related industries and generating huge economic and social benefits.

With the rapid development of high-tech worldwide, the application fields of plasma technology are becoming increasingly broad, and the energetic ion beam technology has the potential to play a greater role in high-precision and high-tech "bottleneck" fields, such as flexible film packaging and semiconductor fine film formation. The articles in this issue provide a snapshot of ongoing basic and applied research of plasma physics and ion beam technology on materials surface modification, along with an outlook about this exciting, growing field of research that brings together physicists, materials scientists, engineers, and policy experts.

Articles should be submitted to the Editorial Office of EPJ ST via the submission system, and should be clearly identified as intended for the topical issue “Recent Advances in Plasma Physics & Materials Surface Modification in China”.

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Guest Editors:

Bin Liao, Key Laboratory of Beam Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Jie Wu, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
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Fugang Qi, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
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Kai Wang, School of Petroleum Engineering, China university of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao,266580, China.
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