Application of dusty plasma for production of disperse composite materials

Objectives and achievements of the production of disperse composite materials (DCMs) which consist of particles with a metal coating are represented. The prospects of the DCM production by the dusty plasma method based on confining a cloud of micron-sized particles in a discharge plasma and on magnetron sputtering are shown. The method was tested in the preparation of catalyst materials, a superhard diamond polycrystalline material, and a polyquasicrystalline material with a low friction coefficient. The results of investigations of the structure and properties of powdered and sintered DCMs are presented.