Large‐Scale Applications of Plasma Technologies: Progresses and Challenges

ABSTRACT Plasma technologies convert electrical power into energetic electrons, ions, reactive species, radiation and heat, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of purely thermal or chemical routes and bringing impressive changes to our world. This roadmap reviews the progress and challenges of plasma technologies from a large‐scale and application‐driven perspective. It covers plasma–material interaction (i.e., surface modification, material preparation and semiconductor processing), aerospace applications (i.e., plasma propulsion, plasma‐assisted aerodynamics, plasma‐assisted ignition and combustion), applications in the energy field (i.e., industrial arc discharge, plasma catalysis for decarbonisation including CO 2 conversion, nitrogen fixation and hydrogen‐related processes, and plasma‐enabled resource recovery) and applications related to human health (i.e., biomedicine, plasma disinfection/sterilisation, agriculture and food). We also present a unified cross‐comparison of mainstream plasma sources and practical selection guidelines. Beyond reviewing these advances, this roadmap argues that the large‐scale deployment of plasma technologies will be governed by four constraints: controllability of plasma parameters and discharge modes during scale‐up, system‐level energy efficiency from grid to outcome, long‐term reliability and maintainability in realistic environments, and outcome‐relevant diagnostics and harmonised benchmarking. The authors hope this roadmap will enrich the track record and enable cutting‐edge advances in plasma technologies over the next 5–10 years.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
High Voltage
Published
2026-09-30
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.70241
Primary Topic
Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
article

Large‐Scale Applications of Plasma Technologies: Progresses and Challenges

Lanlan Nie, Yong Hong Tang, Guanghui Niu, Zhe Zhang et al.
High Voltage
Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
article

Large‐Scale Applications of Plasma Technologies: Progresses and Challenges

Lanlan Nie, Yong Hong Tang, Guanghui Niu, Zhe Zhang, Pankaj Attri, Dingxin Liu, Liguang Dou, Linlin Zhong, Liangliang Lin, Shuai Zhang, Zilu Zhou, Shaojun Xu, Renwu Zhou, Xin Cheng Tu, Yangyang Fu, Yifei Zhu, 车学科 Che Xueke, Anke Weidenkaff, Fangli Yuan, Sergey Vashchenko, Zhitong Chen, Yuge Ouyang, Zhi Fang, Tao Shao, Xianjie Wang, Zongxian Yang, Xinpei Lu, Fausto Gallucci, Bangdou Huang, Xiangyang Liu, Cheng Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Hang Wang, Sirui Li, Guoxing Chen, Ruonan Ma, Xi Zhu, Liuyang Bai, Jishen Zhang, Jing Sun, Haohua Zong, Peng Zhao, Yun Wu, Wei Cui, Shicheng Zhao, Yiming Guo, Hua Liang, Zhibo Zhang, Yejian Zhang, Yinghong Li, Dmitry Batomunkuev, Haohan Xie
article en

Abstract

ABSTRACT Plasma technologies convert electrical power into energetic electrons, ions, reactive species, radiation and heat, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of purely thermal or chemical routes and bringing impressive changes to our world. This roadmap reviews the progress and challenges of plasma technologies from a large‐scale and application‐driven perspective. It covers plasma–material interaction (i.e., surface modification, material preparation and semiconductor processing), aerospace applications (i.e., plasma propulsion, plasma‐assisted aerodynamics, plasma‐assisted ignition and combustion), applications in the energy field (i.e., industrial arc discharge, plasma catalysis for decarbonisation including CO 2 conversion, nitrogen fixation and hydrogen‐related processes, and plasma‐enabled resource recovery) and applications related to human health (i.e., biomedicine, plasma disinfection/sterilisation, agriculture and food). We also present a unified cross‐comparison of mainstream plasma sources and practical selection guidelines. Beyond reviewing these advances, this roadmap argues that the large‐scale deployment of plasma technologies will be governed by four constraints: controllability of plasma parameters and discharge modes during scale‐up, system‐level energy efficiency from grid to outcome, long‐term reliability and maintainability in realistic environments, and outcome‐relevant diagnostics and harmonised benchmarking. The authors hope this roadmap will enrich the track record and enable cutting‐edge advances in plasma technologies over the next 5–10 years.

High Voltage
Jiangnan University (CN), Beijing Institute of Technology (CN), Nanjing Tech University (CN), Kyushu University (JP), University of Liverpool (GB), Hefei University of Technology (CN), Henan University (CN), Beijing Technology and Business University (CN), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN), Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE), Wuhan University (CN), Zhengzhou University (CN), Midea Group (China) (CN), Air Force Engineering University (CN), Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (RU), Institute of Electrical Engineering (CN), Huanghuai University (CN), Institute of Process Engineering (CN), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (CN), Space Engineering University (CN), Intelligent Health (United Kingdom) (GB), State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education (CN), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN), Zhejiang University (CN), Southeast University (CN), Eindhoven University of Technology (NL), Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN), Tsinghua University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 12%
Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
DOIOpen Access PDFOpenAlex
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.