By year's end, over 20 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be linked to networks, directly impacting sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, and transport. This underscores the pressing demand for faster and more cost-effective production of compact microchips and sensors.
Eugen Stamate's discovery of plasma-sheath-lenses, capable of controlling charged particles like electrons and ions, is pivotal in advancing new micro- and nanofabrication technologies. Stamate was honored with the 'Plasma Physics Innovation Prize' by the European Physical Society in 2012 for uncovering modal and discrete focusing effects.
Stamate's pioneering research into the 3D plasma-sheath-lens concept forms the core of the Smart3D project, backed by the Innovation Fund Denmark. This initiative aims to devise novel nanomanufacturing equipment and refine processing techniques for thin film deposition, ion implantation, and etching on substrates up to 300 mm in diameter.
Eugen Stamate's dissertation, detailing his research on the phenomenology and applications of 3D plasma-sheath lenses, is available in full on DTU FindIt.
The Doctor Technices Degree
The Doctor Technices (dr. techn.) degree stands as the highest academic distinction in engineering, technical, and natural sciences in Denmark. It was first awarded at DTU in 1918, and over 200 individuals have received this prestigious degree since then.
