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Title: Production of atmospheric pressure diffuse nanosecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharge using the array needles-plate electrode in air

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3569699· OSTI ID:21538215
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  1. Key Lab of Materials Modification (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian, 116024 (China)

In this paper, a bidirectional high pulse voltage with 20 ns rising time is employed to generate an atmospheric pressure diffuse dielectric barrier discharge using the array needles-plate electrode configuration. Both double needle and multiple needle electrode configurations nanosecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharges are investigated. It is found that a diffuse discharge plasma with low gas temperature can be obtained, and the plasma volume increases with the increase of the pulse peak voltage, but remains almost constant with the increase of the pulse repetition rate. In addition to showing the potential application on a topographically nonuniform surface treatment of the discharge, the multiple needle-plate electrode configuration with different needle-plate electrode gaps are also employed to generate diffuse discharge plasma.

OSTI ID:
21538215
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 109, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3569699; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English