The surface modification of materials induced by intense pulsed ion beam is a new ion beam technology for surface modification of materials. To develop this new technology

we have started a series of basic studies on intense pulsed energy effects

thermoldynamic process and crater phenomena on the metallic surface irradiated by intense pulsed ion beams and construction of planar magnetically insulated diode to get homogenous intense pulsed ion beam with a large beam size. It has been demostrated that

for intense pulsed ion beams

excepting ion doping effects

the thermoldynamic effects induced by the energy deposition are more promising as a powerful tool for the surface modification of materials

since there could be the 搒uper-range effects?and the high availability of ion dose and energy. In this paper

the progress of fundamental studies on above items in our lab is reviewed.