1. Surface structure, special features of surface and thin film, surface reactivity, adsorption and chemisorption
2. Physical properties of metal surfaces, the interaction of metals with gases, optical and electrical properties. Phase transformations.
3. Mechanical treatment and surface properties, the effects of machining and hardening deformation, residual stresses, microhardness. Tribology.
4. Micro-geometry surface roughness characteristics and methods of determination, STM, AFM, fractal analysis.
5. Chemical coating, pickling, polishing. Creating conversion layers, coatings caused by oxidation. Thermo-chemical treatment of surface.
6. Electrochemical processes and surface treatment, types of corrosion, electrolytic (galvanic) coatings.
7. PVD and CVD technology, modifications, Thermal spraying, ion implantation, surface treatment by laser and/or plasma.
8. The structure of internal interfaces in solids, grain boundaries, segregation, epitaxy, nanostructured materials.
9. Damage of coatings under mechanical stress and wear, due to thermal stress, due to corrosion.
10. Pretreatment. Coating systems, enamel or ceramic coatings, finishing operations.
11. Special materials and technology. Inclusive compound LB-layer emulsions and foams, colloidal systems, thin films. Ultrasound spraying of powders.
12. Heterogeneous catalysis, two-dimensional chemical engineering, catalysis in polymer carriers and metal glasses.
13. Other methods of surface study: X-ray analysis of elements diffraction strain gages, Auger spectroscopy, XPS, SIMS.
14. The indentation methods, adhesion, thickness and porosity of the coatings.
2. Physical properties of metal surfaces, the interaction of metals with gases, optical and electrical properties. Phase transformations.
3. Mechanical treatment and surface properties, the effects of machining and hardening deformation, residual stresses, microhardness. Tribology.
4. Micro-geometry surface roughness characteristics and methods of determination, STM, AFM, fractal analysis.
5. Chemical coating, pickling, polishing. Creating conversion layers, coatings caused by oxidation. Thermo-chemical treatment of surface.
6. Electrochemical processes and surface treatment, types of corrosion, electrolytic (galvanic) coatings.
7. PVD and CVD technology, modifications, Thermal spraying, ion implantation, surface treatment by laser and/or plasma.
8. The structure of internal interfaces in solids, grain boundaries, segregation, epitaxy, nanostructured materials.
9. Damage of coatings under mechanical stress and wear, due to thermal stress, due to corrosion.
10. Pretreatment. Coating systems, enamel or ceramic coatings, finishing operations.
11. Special materials and technology. Inclusive compound LB-layer emulsions and foams, colloidal systems, thin films. Ultrasound spraying of powders.
12. Heterogeneous catalysis, two-dimensional chemical engineering, catalysis in polymer carriers and metal glasses.
13. Other methods of surface study: X-ray analysis of elements diffraction strain gages, Auger spectroscopy, XPS, SIMS.
14. The indentation methods, adhesion, thickness and porosity of the coatings.