16th International Conference on Surface Modification of Materials by Ion Beams

SMMIB2009

13-18 Sept, 2009, Odaiba, Tokyo, JAPAN

Topics
Materials

Metals, alloys, high Tc superconductors, dielectrics, ceramics, glasses, polymers, compound materials, biological materials

Properties
Mechanical, tribology, electrical, electro-chemical, chemical, optical, and magnetic properties, hardness, wear resistance, adhesion, fracture toughness, corrosion behavior, oxidation, biocompatibility, catalysis, conductivity

Applications
Metal processing, polymer treatment, functional coatings, ion beam assisted deposition, sputter coatings, metallization, large area treatment, micro-structuring and nano-structuring, bio-medical and industrial applications.

Techniques and Equipment Development
Ion implantation, ion beam mixing, ion beam assisted deposition, thin film coatings, intense pulsed ion beams, negative ion beams, cluster ion beams, highly charged ions beams, plasma immersion ion implantation, hybrid and duplex processes, novel techniques. New type excellent machine

Modeling, Simulation, and Theory
Ion-solid interactions, computer simulation studies, phase formation, radiation damage, amorphization, sputtering

Ion Beam & Plasma Nano-technology
Nano-cluster formation, nano/micro-implantation and nano/micro-etching by focused ion beams, nanofilm deposition, nanopore and nanowire formation, nanotubes and their transformation. Ion Beam fabrication of MEM & NEMs, Sensors, Proton Beam Writing, Nano-Lithography, scaffold building, and Projection Ion Beam, Fabrication of micro/nano devices, instrumentation

Bio-technological, biological effects of ion beams, plasma technologies
Biocompatible materials, mutation, DNA delivery by ion beams, ion beam, plasma modification

DLC, carbon materials of ion beams, PBII, and plasma technologies
material characterization, hard coatings, gas barrier coating, inner wall coating technology, modification of car parts, new applications

Others
 Topics concerning with SMMIB and related fields including new concept, new ideas, new technology, and so on.