Core target

The establishment of the Institute of Plasma is based on the existing plasma-related research foundation. The core goals of future research and development are as follows:

(1) Teaching and seminars on the basic science of plasma:

Provide courses and seminars related to the basic, advanced and application of plasma; hire domestic and foreign scholars and experts to give lectures to accelerate the construction of plasma theory for researchers in the school.

(2) Industrialization promotion of new plasma coating technology:

Promote emerging next-generation coating technologies such as High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS), High current pulsed-arc deposition (High current pulsed-arc deposition), and Gas flow sputtering (GFS) to achieve The traditional coating technology has no goal to achieve, and its industrialization is accelerated.

(3) Horizontal and vertical integration of the plasma industry:

Integrate research technologies and resources related to plasma technology within the school, conduct cross-faculty research and technical cooperation, cultivate outstanding plasma technology talents, and take the technology research and development and commercialization of industrial applications as the core goal.

The center will take the above as the core goal, cooperate with the national industrial policy, and propose three main axes of “smart optoelectronics”, “healthy health care” and “green energy circular economy”, to build the cornerstone from industrial smart production to healthy long-term care. Implement the application of plasma technology in these three major axes, and build a production, academia, and research ecosystem (Eco systems) for the basic research and technology application of plasma technology in a sustainable R&D service operation mode , and a cooperation model combining the forces of the three parties , to share risks and share knowledge and profits.

Future direction

The center is based on the principle of undertaking research projects, talent training projects and industry-academia cooperation projects entrusted by private organizations. In the early stage of its establishment, it urgently needs the support of the school. After the scale is established, it is expected to give feedback in the field of science Relevant research results from all walks of life, and after improving service quality and recognition, further achieve the goal of sustainable operation. Based on the above development concepts, the near-term, medium-term and long-term development strategies are formulated , which are detailed as follows:

(1) Short distance (within three years after establishment)

The short-term development strategy lies in the high cross-disciplinary engineering technology integration of vertical and horizontal energy in the school. With the three main axes of “Smart Optoelectronics”, ” Healthy Health Care ” and ” Green Energy Circular Economy”, it actively strives for the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, The Ministry of Economic Affairs, local county and city governments and other related integrated research projects, and cooperate with industry to cooperate in industry-university cooperation projects to provide technical services, personnel education and training, and educational cooperation.

(2) Mid-range (three to six years after establishment)

The development strategy of Zhongcheng is to expand human resources, space, hardware and software resources, increase research energy and service scope, strengthen regional industry-university links , create a new platform for R&D services, solve key technologies required for industrial technology development, and attract industry co-investment And develop plasma technology, at the same time guide the transformation of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, provide plasma technology talents to station in order to enhance the research and development capabilities and competitiveness of the industry.

(3) Remote (six years after establishment)

The long-distance development strategy is to build a complete value chain. Through the methods of new design (Redesign) and new definition (Redefine), cultivate plasma technology and combine multiple resources and cross-disciplinary research and development technology to form characteristics. Build healthy life, smart manufacturing and the cornerstone of Industry 4.0. With the goal of establishing a research service company (RSC), the ultimate sustainable R&D service will be implemented, and the basic research and application of plasma technology will lead the industry to break through the red ocean competition and go out of the emerging blue ocean market.

Plasma technology

Plasma (also known as plasma) is the fourth state other than solid, liquid and gas. The gas becomes plasma due to ionization under the action of high temperature or strong magnetic field. Plasma is an ionized gas with equal numbers of positive and negative charges , which itself is composed of ions, electrons, neutral atoms and molecules, but is electrically neutral as a whole.

• With the gradual development of the technology industry, plasma is also widely used in various processes, such as High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS), Arc ion plating (AIP) used in thin film processes . ) and plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, PECVD), etc., are technologies that can only be realized by using the principle of plasma.
• The center uses a wide variety of plasma techniques , including high power pulsed magnetron sputtering , DC magnetron sputtering , pulsed DC magnetron sputtering , arc ion plating and plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition .

Plasma application

The center is committed to developing the application of thin film process. According to the function of thin film, it can be divided into decorative coating, tool plating hard coating , optical coating, biocompatible coating and transparent conductive coating. The following picture shows the developed coating. and application projects under development.

• plating different colors on hardware components or plastic parts for decorative purposes. For example : colored chains
• Tool plating hard coating : applied to tools and molds, etc., to improve hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance to prolong service life. For example: scissors, bathroom hardware.
• Biocompatible coating: Surface modification of polymer materials to improve their biocompatibility. Common materials include titanium and titanium alloys . For example: titanium-coated intervertebral braces .
• Optical coating: used to change the transmission, reflection, absorption and scattering characteristics of light waves or to apply the optical properties of the coating. For example: photocatalyst fans.
• Transparent conductive coating: It has high penetration and high conductivity. According to the type, it can be divided into metal film and metal oxide film. It is used in liquid crystal displays or solar cells.
• Other types of coatings: antibacterial metal coatings, hydrophobic coatings , oleophobic coatings , etc.
• The center applies decorative coatings to chain pieces, and develops color chain pieces together with manufacturers, winning the 2018 Red Dot Design Award.
• The center applies tool plating hard coating to shear tools to improve the wear resistance of chains .
• Graphene coatings with high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering technology .
• The center uses a roll – to – roll process to develop applied coatings for fabrics and yarns, such as antibacterial fabrics and conductive yarns.
• Optical coating: used to change the transmission, reflection, absorption and scattering properties of light waves, or to apply optical properties. For example: photocatalyst fans.
• Transparent conductive coating: It has high penetration and high conductivity. According to the type, it can be divided into metal film and metal oxide film. It is used in liquid crystal displays or solar cells. For example: OMO structure multilayer film and ultra-thin carbon film .
• Other coating applications: silver antibacterial fabrics, superhydrophobic films, superoleophobic films, etc.