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Plasmas Surfaces and Thin Films

Co-ordinator

Introduction

This one day meeting is a popular annual event providing a forum for those involved in using plasmas and ion beams for surface modification, surface analysis and thin film deposition.  Topics covered include modelling of fundamental atomic colisions in solids through to new techniques for high throughput industrial processes.

Programme

09.30    Registration and Refreshments

10.30    The Search for Super- and Ultrahard Materials and Coatings
            Professor Stan Veprek (Technical University, Munich, Germany)

11.20    Multiscale Modelling of the Growth and Mechanical Properties of
            Sputter Deposited Titania
            Professor Roger Smith (Loughborough University, UK)

11.50    Thin Films and Surface Modification: Trends and Applications
            Professor John Colligon (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

12.30    Annual General Meeting of the Ion and Plasma Surface Interactions Group. All
            members are invited to attend.
            Lunch and Poster Session

14.00    New Deco-Functional Sputtering Coatings for Polymers
            Mr Antonio D’Esposito and Dr Michela Scurio (Kolzer, Italy)

14.15    Super-Smooth Tco and Metal-Oxide Thin Films
            Mr Steven Stanley (Applied Multilayers, UK)

14.30    Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxy (Hvpe) of Gallium Nitride
            Dr Mike Cooke (Oxford Instruments, UK)

15.10    Tea and Poster Session

15.40    Atmospheric CVD Routes to Biocidal Surface Coatings
            Professor David Sheel (CVD Technologies Ltd/ Salford University, UK)

16.20    Large Area Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Sources and their
            Applications
            Dr James Walsh (Loughborough University, UK)

17.00    Close

Posters

Investigation into Nanostructured Thin Film Oxide Layers for Solar Voltaic and Photo/Bio Catalysis
Zane Grey (University of the West of Scotland, UK)

Surface Modification of Gray Cotton by Low-Pressure Glow Discharge Plasma
S. Inbakumar^a, A. Anu kaliani^a*, N. De Geyter^b, R. Morent^b and C. Leys^b
(^a Kongunadu Arts & Science College, India, ^bGhent University, Belgium)

Fracture Toughness Determination of Copper Oxide Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering
A. A. Ogwu*, F. Placido, T. H. Darma (University of the West of Scotland, UK) 

The Effect of PECVD Process Parameters on the Properties of Protective DLC Thin Films
R. Birney and F. Placido (University of the West of Scotland)

The Effect of RF Sputtering Parameters on the Growth and Properties of Amorphous Chromium Oxide Thin Films
J. Kavanagh, A A. Ogwu, F. Placido (University of the West of Scotland)

Influence of Substrate and Deposition Parameters on Annealing Evolution of Titania Phases
J. Humblot, N. Mahdjoub, J. Colligon, V. Vishnyakov (Dalton Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Surface Modifications of Nickel-Based Superalloy by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation
B. Gakovic^a, J. Stasic^a, A. Krmpot^b, S. Petrovic^a, B. Jelenkovic^b, M. Trtica^a (^aVINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Serbia, ^bInstitute of Physics, Serbia)

Economically and Ecologically Driven Surface Modification with Industrial Scale Low Pressure Plasmas
T. Whitmore^a, F. Legein^b, P. Martens^b (^a Henniker Scientific Ltd., UK, ^b Europlasma, Belgium)

Registration Details

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Exhibition

The following companies will have exhibition stands at the meeting:

Co-ordinator

Miss Lisa Cornwell
Meetings Co-ordinator
76 Portland Place
London
W1B 1NT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4916
Fax: +44 (0)20 7637 4266
Email: lisa.cornwell_AT_iop.org

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