Experimental investigation of a small, compact, single mode, side feed microwave plasma source

Author(s):  
A.H. Khan ◽  
M. Perrin ◽  
J. Asmussen
Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1558 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Mogildea ◽  
Marian Mogildea ◽  
Cristina Popa ◽  
Gabriel Chiritoi

This paper focuses on the dissociation of carbon dioxide (CO2) following the absorption processes of microwave radiation by noncontact metal wire (tungsten). Using a microwave plasma generator (MPG) with a single-mode cavity, we conducted an interaction of microwaves with a noncontact electrode in a CO2 atmosphere. High energy levels of electromagnetic radiation are generated in the focal point of the MPG’s cylindrical cavity. The metal wires are vaporized and ionized from this area, subsequently affecting the dissociation of CO2. The CO2 dissociation is highlighted through plasma characterization and carbon monoxide (CO) quantity determination. For plasma characterization, we used an optical emission spectroscopy method (OES), and for CO quantity determination, we used a gas analyzer instrument. Using an MPG in the CO2 atmosphere, we obtained a high electron temperature of the plasma and a strong dissociation of CO2. After 20 s of the interaction between microwaves and noncontact electrodes, the quantity of CO increased from 3 ppm to 1377 ppm (0.13% CO). This method can be used in space applications to dissociate CO2 and refresh the atmosphere of closed spaces.


1986 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. G. Meiners ◽  
D. B. Alford

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5358
Author(s):  
Ju-Hong Cha ◽  
Sang-Woo Kim ◽  
Ho-Jun Lee

For a conventional linear microwave plasma source (LMPS) with a quasi-coaxial line transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waveguide, a linearly extended plasma is sustained by the surface wave outside the tube. Due to the characteristics of the quasi-coaxial line MPS, it is easy to generate a uniform plasma with radially omnidirectional surfaces, but it is difficult to maximize the electron density in a curved selected region. For the purpose of concentrating the plasma density in the deposition area, a novel LMPS which is suitable for curved structure deposition has been developed and compared with the conventional LMPS. As the shape of a circular waveguide, it is filled with relatively high-permittivity dielectric instead of a quasi-coaxial line waveguide. Microwave power at 2.45 GHz is transferred to the plasma through the continuous cylindrical-slotted line antenna, and the radiated electric field in the radial direction is made almost parallel to the tangential plane of the window surface. This research includes the advanced 3D numerical analysis and compares the results with the experiment. It shows that the electron density in the deposition area is higher than that of the conventional quasi-coaxial line plasma MPS.


2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2906-2907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Nowakowska ◽  
Mariusz Jasinski ◽  
Jerzy Mizeraczyk

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Paszkowicz

X-ray powder diffraction pattern for InN synthesized using a microwave plasma source of nitrogen is reported. The data were obtained with the help of an automated Bragg-Brentano diffractometer using Ni-filtered CuKα radiation. The lattice parameters for the wurtzite-type unit cell are ao=3.5378(1) Å, co=5.7033(1) Å. The calculated density is 6.921±0.002 g/cm3.


2018 ◽  
Vol 232 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 635-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Nachbar ◽  
Denis Duft ◽  
Alexei Kiselev ◽  
Thomas Leisner

Abstract The article reports on the composition, mixing state and water affinity of iron silicate particles which were produced in a non-thermal low-pressure microwave plasma reactor. The particles are intended to be used as meteoric smoke particle analogues. We used the organometallic precursors ferrocene (Fe(C5H5)2) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS, Si(OC2H5)4) in various mixing ratios to produce nanoparticles with radii between 1 nm and 4 nm. The nanoparticles were deposited on sample grids and their stoichiometric composition was analyzed in an electron microscope using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). We show that the pure silicon oxide and iron oxide particles consist of SiO2 and Fe2O3, respectively. For Fe:(Fe+Si) ratios between 0.2 and 0.8 our reactor produces (in contrast to other particle sources) mixed iron silicates with a stoichiometric composition according to FexSi(1−x)O3 (0≤x≤1). This indicates that the particles are formed by polymerization of FeO3 and SiO3 and that rearrangement to the more stable silicates ferrosilite (FeSiO3) and fayalite (Fe2SiO4) does not occur at these conditions. To investigate the internal mixing state of the particles, the H2O surface desorption energy of the particles was measured. We found that the nanoparticles are internally mixed and that differential coating resulting in a core-shell structure does not occur.


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