A plasma-chemical reactor with the coupling of gas-discharge processes has been developed. These processes combine arc evaporation of titanium in a nitrogen-containing plasma and ion-plasma sputtering of copper with the formation of copper vapor. Experiments were carried out on the deposition of superhard nanostructured TiN−Cu composite layers.

Carbon nanomaterials are perspective additives for modifying cement composites. In this work the influence of carbon nanomodifier (CNM) formed in plasma chemical reactor on phase composition, structure and properties of cement stone was investigated. Method of dispersion of nanoparticles has been used, which consists in sonication mixing water with carbon nanomodifier and super plasticizers (SP). Change in phase composition, structure and properties of modifying cement stone were investigated.

The influence of an ion beam injected along the axis of the anode electrode of a planar magnetron on the initiation of an anomalous low-pressure glow discharge in a magnetron has been considered. The characteristics of the discharge ignition at pressures <8 × 10⁻² Pa and the properties of a planar magnetron with an ion-beam-irradiated cathode are determined. It is established that the discharge ignition voltage decreases with an increase in the ion energy and exhibits a threshold behavior as a function of the ion-beam current. It is shown that there is a prospect for extending the functional capabilities of planar magnetrons through matching of the modes of sputtering of the magnetron anode and cathode by an ion beam and plasma ions of an anomalous glow discharge, respectively.

The synthesis of plasmonic photonic crystal SiO2–Ag nanostructures by deposition of silver nanoparticles is considered. The technique includes the physical sputtering of a silver target with...