An atmospheric pressure plasma source

被引:210
作者
Park, J
Henins, I
Herrmann, HW
Selwyn, GS
Jeong, JY
Hicks, RF
Shim, D
Chang, CS
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Chem Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[3] NYU, New York, NY 10012 USA
[4] Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Taejon 305701, South Korea
关键词
D O I
10.1063/1.125724
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
An atmospheric pressure plasma source operated by radio frequency power has been developed. This source produces a unique discharge that is volumetric and homogeneous at atmospheric pressure with a gas temperature below 300 degrees C. It also produces a large quantity of oxygen atoms, similar to 5 x 10(15) cm(-3), which has important value for materials applications. A theoretical model shows electron densities of 0.2-2 x 10(11) cm(-3) and characteristic electron energies of 2-4 eV for helium discharges at a power level of 3-30 W cm(-3). (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)01303-6].
引用
收藏
页码:288 / 290
页数:3
相关论文
共 18 条
[1]   Deposition of silicon dioxide films with an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet [J].
Babayan, SE ;
Jeong, JY ;
Tu, VJ ;
Park, J ;
Selwyn, GS ;
Hicks, RF .
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 1998, 7 (03) :286-288
[2]   NUMERICAL-MODEL OF RF GLOW-DISCHARGES [J].
BOEUF, JP .
PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 1987, 36 (06) :2782-2792
[3]   NONEQUILIBRIUM VOLUME PLASMA CHEMICAL-PROCESSING [J].
ELIASSON, B ;
KOGELSCHATZ, U .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, 1991, 19 (06) :1063-1077
[4]  
HERRMANN HW, 1999, J VAC SCI TECHNOL A, V17, P2581
[5]   ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT OF OZONE IN THE ULTRAVIOLET AND VISIBLE REGIONS [J].
INN, ECY ;
TANAKA, Y .
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 1953, 43 (10) :870-873
[6]   Etching materials with an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet [J].
Jeong, JY ;
Babayan, SE ;
Tu, VJ ;
Park, J ;
Henins, I ;
Hicks, RF ;
Selwyn, GS .
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 1998, 7 (03) :282-285
[7]  
Jeong W., UNPUB
[8]   DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A MICROBEAM PLASMA GENERATOR [J].
KOINUMA, H ;
OHKUBO, H ;
HASHIMOTO, T ;
INOMATA, K ;
SHIRAISHI, T ;
MIYANAGA, A ;
HAYASHI, S .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1992, 60 (07) :816-817
[9]  
Kolesnikov V.N., 1964, T FIAN, V30, P66
[10]  
Manos D.M., 1989, Plasma etching: an introduction