Plasma-Material Interactions (PMI) are a set of complex and rich interactions and reactions between a bulk plasma and any materials in contact with the plasma. When a plasma comes into contact with a material, it forms a plasma sheath. The voltage drop across a plasma sheath is often many volts, and charged particles from the plasma passing through the sheath can be accelerated to many electron-Volts of potential energy before they impact the surface.

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