@inproceedings{6bb8d797622545fb8a4cc98919a5f8aa,
title = "Development of novel plasma surface engineering technologies for multi-functional surfaces",
abstract = "Multi-functional surfaces underpin the technological innovations in many high-tech industrial sectors to meet ever-increasing requirement for demanding applications. To this end, some new plasma surface engineering technologies have been developed at Birmingham Surface Engineering Research Group to generate novel multi-functional surfaces for a variety of challenging applications. This paper will start with the limitation of currently used DC glow-discharge plasma, followed by the recent development of advanced active-screen plasma and innovative triple-glow plasma surface engineering technologies. The potential of these new plasma technologies will be demonstrated by way of example including long-lasting anti-bacterial surfaces for medical and food processing devices based on co-alloying of nitrogen and silver and/or copper; highly corrosion resistant and low interfacial contact resistance surfaces for fuel cell bipolar plates based on hybrid co-alloying and deposition of N, Ag, Nb and Pt; and nitrogen plasma activation induced homogeneous growth of Pt-nanowire arrays as high performance electrocatalyst for fuel cells.",
keywords = "Active-screen plasma, Antibacterial, Bipolar plates, DC plasma, Gas diffusion layer, Multi-functional surfaces, PEFC, Plasma surface engineering",
author = "Kaijie Lin and Linhai Tian and Xiaoying Li and Hanshan Dong",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "European Conference on Heat Treatment 2015 and 22nd IFHTSE Congress - Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering from Tradition to Innovation",
publisher = "Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia",
booktitle = "European Conference on Heat Treatment 2015 and 22nd IFHTSE Congress - Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering from Tradition to Innovation",
address = "Italy",
note = "European Conference on Heat Treatment 2015 and 22nd Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering from Tradition to Innovation Congress, IFHTSE 2015 ; Conference date: 20-05-2015 Through 22-05-2015",
}