High-energy-density pinch plasma: A unique nonconventional tool for plasma nanotechnology

RS Rawat - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-temperature (<; 10 eV) plasmas with densities varying over a very wide range from 10
13 m-3 at the lower end to as high as 10 23 m-3 have firmly established themselves as one …

Formation of titanium carbide on the titanium surface using laser ablation in n-heptane and investigating its corrosion resistance

BF Mohazzab, B Jaleh, O Kakuee… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Laser ablation of titanium in liquid (LAL) using a fiber laser was studied. Firstly, LAL was
carried out in toluene, n-hexane, n-heptane, and acetone as liquid media at the same …

Dense plasma focus-from alternative fusion source to versatile high energy density plasma source for plasma nanotechnology

RS Rawat - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The dense plasma focus (DPF), a coaxial plasma gun, utilizes pulsed high current electrical
discharge to heat and compress the plasma to very high density and temperature with …

Deposition of titanium nitride thin films on stainless steel—AISI 304 substrates using a plasma focus device

RS Rawat, WM Chew, P Lee, T White, S Lee - Surface and Coatings …, 2003 - Elsevier
A 3.3 kJ pulsed plasma focus device was used to deposit thin films of titanium nitride (TiN) at
room temperature onto the stainless steel—AISI 304 substrates. The small plasma focus …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of steel/TiC nano-composite surface layer produced by friction stir processing

A Ghasemi-Kahrizsangi, SF Kashani-Bozorg - Surface and Coatings …, 2012 - Elsevier
A steel/TiC nano-composite surface layer with ultra fine grains of less than 600nm was
fabricated on mild steel substrate by introduction of nano-sized TiC powder into the stir zone …

Development of multi Faraday cup assembly for ion beam measurements from a low energy plasma focus device

SR Mohanty, H Bhuyan, NK Neog… - Japanese journal of …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
A multiple Faraday cup assembly has been developed for measuring pulsed ion beam of a
low energy plasma focus device. The Faraday cups operating in biased ion collector mode …

Plasma dynamics in PF-1000 device under full-scale energy storage: I. Pinch dynamics, shock-wave diffraction, and inertial electrode

VA Gribkov, B Bienkowska, M Borowiecki… - Journal of Physics D …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper (paper I) presents the first part of results obtained with the PF-1000 facility for the
first time at its upper energy limit (≈ 1 MJ). Special attention is paid here to plasma ('pinch') …

Research with plasma foci in countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America

AE Dubinov, EI Fomicheva, LA Senilov - Reviews of Modern Plasma …, 2020 - Springer
This paper considers the modern level of technique, research, and application of “plasma
focus” facilities in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A description of the …

Synthesis of nanocrystalline multiphase titanium oxycarbide (TiCxOy) thin films by UNU/ICTP and NX2 plasma focus devices

M Hassan, RS Rawat, P Lee, SM Hassan, A Qayyum… - Applied Physics A, 2008 - Springer
Nanocrystalline multiphase titanium oxycarbide (TiC x O y) thin films composed of TiC 2, TiO
0.325, Ti 2 O 3 and graphitic carbon have been deposited on titanium substrates, using …

Effect of energetic ion irradiation on CdI2 films

RS Rawat, P Arun, AG Vedeshwar, P Lee… - Journal of Applied …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
CdI2 has a layered structure with neighboring layers held by van der Waals forces. Different
stacking sequences of iodine, sandwiching Cd layers, give rise to polytype structures. As …