Problems of Ion-plasma Technologies Development and Implementation SRL
Address: Rooms 118, 122, 3-5, Building 4, 2A Koroleva Street 308034 Belgorod, Russia
Phone: +7 4722 301300 * 5608
Head of the Laboratory Alexander Kolpakov,
Candidate of Physico-mathematical Sciences
Main Focuses
Investigating the plasma production process, the cathodic vacuum-arc discharge process
Investigating the properties of thin coatings and modified surfaces, physical processes of vacuum-arc coating formation;
Expansion and improvement of plasma sources;
Developing new equipment and techniques for ion-plasma modification of surfaces and coating application;
Applying coatings on articles used in various industry sectors, i.e. metalworking production, micromechanics and medicine.
Current Projects
Developing techniques for plasma production and conducting integrated study of physical and mechanical properties of thin and nanostructural hard vacuum-arc coatings;
Follow on development of production equipment for coating application;
Conducting research and development of new methods of characterization of nanoscale diamond-like carbon coatings used in various techniques of conduction for scanning probe microscopy (SPM);
Investigation of heat treating influence on structure and properties of nanoscale nanostructured carbon coatings;
Developing the methods of production of hard coating based on carbon components with enhanced temperature resistance;
Developing the technique for applying biocompatible nanoscale carbon coating on articles of medical purpose;
Developing an advanced prototype impulsive carbon plasma source;
Developing a pilot prototype special-purpose vacuum nanoscale coating equipment;
Fundamental studies of the nanostructured state and properties of coatings based on an amorphous carbon matrix doped with gold and silver, obtained by pulsed vacuum-arc and magnetron methods.
The Laboratory’s Commercializable Projects
Patent-protected technology for production of super hard nanoscale coatings for the use on the articles for micromechanics, in particular on cantilevers of scanning probe microscopes;
Technology for applying carbon coatings on cutting tools.
Information was given by Alexander Kolpakov, Head of the Laboratory, on 29.03.2019
