The recent results of HIPPOCAMP project were disseminated by Martin Čada from Institute of Physics, ASCR on the 42nd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics. The annual conference organised by the European Physical Society is focused on presentation of recent achievements in the basic research on the fusion and low-temperature plasmas. This year the conference was held in historic heart of Lisbon – in Cultural Centre of Belém. According to organisers information more than 750 participants took part in the 42nd conference. Martin Čada during his oral presentation in the joint Low-temperature and Dusty Plasmas session presented recent achievements on advanced diagnostics of technological discharge in both the small-scale and industrial scale deposition systems during the hybrid PVD-PECVD process involving HiPIMS operation of discharge. During the presentation obtained results on a heating flux, ion flux and ionised fraction of depositing particles as measured for different magnetic field configurations when HiDS films are deposited were discussed. Obtained findings implied necessity to optimise the sputtering magnetron magnetic field together with HiPIMS parameters to reach required results of HIPPOCAMP project. One can be remark that presented findings elicited a positive response from audience.
Hippocamp at the International Conference on HIPIMS
The team from the Institute of Physics, ASCR represented by Martin ÄŒada participated in the annual International Conference on HIPIMS. Since the year 2010 the conference on Fundamentals and Industrial Applications of HIPIMS has brought scientist from academia and industrial partners together to learn more about new trends in HiPIMS technology. This year the conference was held in Braunschweig (Germany) the town with high-level application-oriented research and development. The conference organisers this year could welcome more than 100 participants. Martin ÄŒada during his oral presentation pointed out new findings achieved in field of ionised fraction of depositing particles measurement and modelling. The presentation emphasised that suggested concept of basic plasma parameters measurement is very suitable for optimisation of deposition processes within the HIPPOCAMP project. Nevertheless presented results attracted attention of audience due to discussions after the presentation and during coffee breaks.
