Laboratory of Materials Science of Coatings and Nanotechnology

Development of new compositions and structures of multilayer and multiphase coatings, including those with a thermostable nanostructure, reversible phase transformations, "smart" structure, variable visibility, etc.) and modification of surface layers of materials by ion-beam, ion-plasma and microplasma methods for aerospace and other socially significant sectors of the economy. Development of methods for the atomic and molecular design of coatings for specified operating conditions (in particular, extreme: vacuum, high and low temperatures, cycling, radiation exposure, high deformation rates, impacts, high-energy effects). Theoretical and experimental study of the patterns and physical mechanisms of deformation, fracture and hardening of materials with promising coatings and modified surface layers. Development of methods, physical devices and prototypes of equipment for coating and surface treatment of materials