Chemical Activity and Morphology of Nanostructured Plasma-Sprayed Titanium Induced by Nitrogen and Argon Ions

Abstract

The paper focuses on the chemical characteristics of ion-beam passivation effects (of the first-third order) of titanium depending on the dose of implanted ions. The key objective is electron microscopy and SPM-based analysis of nanostructured VT1-00 titanium surfaces produced by entering nitrogen and argon ions of high energy. This type of surfaces can find application in fabrication of devices for the power engineering industry. The obtained experimental data provide evidence of a carbon nanocoating over the surface of titanium implanted with accelerated nitrogen ions, which is similar to that acquired upon titanium implantation with argon ions. A hypothesis is formulated about the existence of a mechanism for changing the chemical activity of titanium as a result of ion-beam nanostructuring – ion-stimulated synthesis of.