Unstable behavior of anodic arc discharge for synthesis of nanomaterials

Gershman, Sophia; Raitses, Yevgeny

doi:10.1088/0022-3727/49/34/345201

Title: Unstable behavior of anodic arc discharge for synthesis of nanomaterials

Journal Article · 27 July 2016 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/34/345201 · OSTI ID:1332554

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Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

A short carbon arc operating with a high ablation rate of the graphite anode exhibits a combined motion of the arc and the arc attachment to the anode. A characteristic time scale of this motion is in a 10^-3 sec range. The arc exhibits a negative differential resistance before the arc motion occurs. Thermal processes in the arc plasma region interacting with the ablating anode are considered as possible causes of this unstable arc behavior. It is also hypothesized that the arc motion could potentially cause mixing of the various nanoparticles synthesized in the arc in the high ablation regime.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI ID:: 1332554

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1273675

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Vol. 49, Issue 34; ISSN 0022-3727

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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