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