Atmospheric pressure plasmas interacting with wet and dry microchannels: reverse surface ionization waves

Konina, Kseniia; Raskar, Sai; Adamovich, Igor V.; Kushner, Mark J.

doi:10.1088/1361-6595/ad171c

Atmospheric pressure plasmas interacting with wet and dry microchannels: reverse surface ionization waves

Journal Article · Wed Jan 03 23:00:00 EST 2024 · Plasma Sources Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ad171c· OSTI ID:2331495

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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); University of Michigan
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) are increasingly being used to functionalize polymers and dielectric materials for biomedical and biotechnology applications. Once such application is microfluidic labs-on-a-chip consisting of dielectric slabs with microchannel grooves hundreds of microns in width and depth. The periodic channels, an example of a complex surface, present challenges in terms of directly and uniformly exposing the surface to the plasma. In this paper, we discuss results from computational and experimental investigations of negative APPJs sustained in Ar/N₂ mixtures flowing into ambient air and incident onto a series of microchannels. Results from two-dimensional plasma hydrodynamics modeling are compared to experimental measurements of electric field and fast-camera imaging. The propagation of the plasma across dry microchannels largely consists of a sequence of surface ionization waves (SIWs) on the top ridges of the channels and bulk ionization waves (IWs) crossing over the channels. The IWs are directed into electric field enhanced vertices of the next ridge. The charging of these ridges produce reverse IWs responsible for the majority of the ionization. The propagation of the plasma across water filled microchannels evolve into hopping SIWs between the leading edges of the water channels, regions of electric enhancement due to polarization of the water. Positive, reverse IWs follow the pre-ionized path of the initial negative waves.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020232

OSTI ID:: 2331495

Journal Information:: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Journal Name: Plasma Sources Science and Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 33; ISSN 0963-0252

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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