Generation of Large-Area Highly-Nonequlibrium Plasma in Pure Hydrogen at Atmospheric Pressure
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Contributions to Plasma Physics |
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| Citation | |
| Web | Permanent hydrophilization of outer and inner surfaces of polytetrafluoroethylene tubes using ambient air plasma generated by surface dielectric barrier discharges |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201310060 |
| Field | Plasma physics |
| Keywords | diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge; DCSBD; large area; hydrogen; plasma reduction; oxide reduction; copper |
| Description | Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge (DCSBD) is a novel type of atmospheric-pressure plasma source developed for high-speed large-area surface plasma treatments. Basic characteristics of DCSBD burning in pure atmospheric-pressure hydrogen were measured using optical and emission spectroscopy methods, and its potential for the surface treatment application was demonstrated by hydrogen plasma reduction of Cu2O thin layers. The discharge generates a thin layer of diffuse non-equilibrium plasma with a high power density of 75W.cm^-3 . The mean electron density and electron temperature derived by the spectroscopy data were 1.3x10^16 cm^-3 and 19x10^3 K, and the surface Cu2O layers forming a weak boundary were reduced to metallic copper within several seconds. |
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