What are examples of artificial plasma?

Answer 1

Artificial plasma is adopted in several applications, for example when ion bombing of a surface is needed for example to activate it by partial breakage of surface bonds or when etching of the surface is needed by removal of surface molecules or atoms via ion bombing.

here is a list, for sure not complete, of practical applications of plasma:

Planar Technology

Plasma deposition of thin layers on a substrate

Chemical Plasma etching (also called Reactive Ion Etching, RIE)

Physical plasma etching (also called Sputtering etching)

Sputtering deposition

Plasma enhanced wafer bonding

Plastic Industry

Plasma surface treatment

Plasma enhanced bonding of plastic parts

Textile Manufacturing

Fiber Treatment - high speed plasma treatment

Non woven and threaded materials - Large scale and in depth treatment

Functionalizing of Textiles- added value through plasma coating

Optical Industry

Plasma cleaning of lenses and mirrors surfaces