By the end of the year, there will be more than 20 billion devices (generally referred to as the Internet of Things - IoT) connected to networks directly impacting healthcare, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, and transport. This means there is a growing need to produce more compact microchips and sensors faster and cheaper than is currently possible.
Eugen Stamate's discovery of plasma-sheath-lenses and their ability to control charged particles such as electrons and ions is crucial to developing new micro- and nanofabrication technologies to meet this need. In 2012, Eugen was awarded with the ‘Plasma Physics Innovation Prize’ by the European Physical Society for the discovery of the modal and discrete focusing effects.
Stamate's groundbreaking research into the 3D plasma-sheath-lens-concept is also at the heart of the Grand Solutions project, Smart3D, supported by the Innovation Fund Denmark. The project aims to design new nanomanufacturing equipment and establish improved processing methods for thin film deposition, ion implantation, and etching on substrates up to 300 mm in diameter.
The dissertation summarises Eugen Stamate's research publications on the phenomenology and applications of 3D-plasma-sheath-lenses, and can be found in full on DTU FindIt.
The Academic Council will officially award Eugen Stamate the degree of Doctor Technices on Tuesday 9 April.
