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Effects of dielectric barriers in radio-frequency atmospheric glow discharges
journal contribution
posted on 2009-08-28, 08:52 authored by J.J. Shi, D.W. Liu, Michael G. KongThis paper reports the effects of introducing dielectric
barriers to radio-frequency (RF) atmospheric pressure glow
discharges (APGD) that have hitherto employed bare electrodes.
The resulting atmospheric RF dielectric barrier discharges (DBD)
are experimentally shown to retain their large volume without
constriction at very large currents, well above the maximum
current at which conventional RF APGD with bare electrodes
can maintain their plasma stability. Optical emission spectroscopy
is used to demonstrate that larger discharge currents lead to
more active plasma chemistry. A complementary computational
study is then presented on the dynamics and structures of the
RF DBD under different operation conditions. While the RF DBD
and conventional RF APGD may present very different electrical
signatures in the external circuit, it is shown that their discharge
properties, particularly the sheath characteristics, are very similar.
Finally, it is demonstrated that thinner dielectric barriers
or/and larger excitation frequencies are desirable to maximize the
largest permissible discharge current without compromising the
plasma stability.
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Citation
SHI, J.J., LIU, D.W. and KONG, M.G., 2007. Effects of dielectric barriers in radio-frequency atmospheric glow discharges. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 35(2), part 1, pp.137-142.Publisher
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0093-3813Language
- en