A Special Issue on Plasma Processing of Nanomaterials

Plasma technologies play an important role in the manufacturing and treatment of materials. Beside the microelectronic industry, where plasma processing is well established for the fabrication of integrated circuits, plasma application is indeed rapidly emerging in many other advanced technological fields ranging from medicine to waste treatment, from textiles to protective coatings. This Special Issue focuses on various key aspects of plasma processing of nanomaterials. Joining together experimental and theoretical viewpoints, the authors’ contributions clearly highlight how unique plasma-related properties are translated into specific material characteristics (electrical, mechanical, magnetic, optical, thermal and chemical). Taken together, the papers included in this Special Issue demonstrate the potential of the plasma environment to develop a library of assorted nanomaterials with exciting functional performances and technological utilizations.