Materials and Processes for Surface and Interface Engineering, 1995 NATO Science Series E: Series, Vol. 290

Materials and Processes for Surface and Interface Engineering, which has been written by experts in the fields of deposition technology and surface modification techniques, offers up to date tutorial papers on the latest advances in surface and interface engineering. The emphasis is on fundamental aspects, principles and applications of plasma and ion beam processing technology.
A handbook for the engineer and scientist as well as an introduction for students in several branches of materials science and surface engineering.

Plasma and Discharge Physics for Materials Processing.- The Physical Foundations of Ion Beam Interaction with Solids.- Ion-Surface Interactions: Collisional Sputtering, Thermal Sputtering, Ion-Beam Mixing, Compositional Change.- Interface Structure, Adhesion and Ion Beam Processing.- The Science, Technology and Materials Applications of Physical Vapor Deposition Processes.- Conventional and Novel Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques -Coating Methods to Protect Materials against Hostile Environments.- Plasma Spray, Detonation Gun and Hvof Deposition Techniques.- Uses of Ion Implantation.- Ion Beam Assisted Thin Film Deposition: Fundamentals and Applications of Ibad Processing.- Laser Beam and Photon-Assisted Processes for Surface Treatments.- Spectroscopic Analysis of Engineered Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Layers.- Growth, Structure and Properties of Hard Nitride Based Coatings and Multilayers.- Solid Lubricant Coatings Produced by Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques.- Dielectric and Optical Coatings.- Surface Treatments for Corrosion Protection.- Chemical and Physical Property Modifications Induced by Ion Irradiation in Polymers.