Discharge Characteristics and Plasma Erosion of Various Dielectric Materials in the Dielectric Barrier Discharges
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Discharge Characteristics
3.2. Plasma Erosion on the Dielectric Surfaces
3.3. Plasma-Erosion Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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(a) | Glass | Quartz | Alumina |
(T, K) | (500 μm, 5.3) | (500 μm, 3.7) | (500 μm, 9.3) |
Formula | B2O3-SiO2-Al2O3 | SiO2 | Al2O3 |
Trademark | Corning® EAGLE XG™ | Corning® 7940 Fused Silica | - |
(b) | Polyimide (PI) | Glass Polymer (GP) | Polypropylene (PP) |
(T, K) | (125 μm, 3.4) | (200 μm, 3.0) | (300 μm, 2.3) |
Formula | |||
Trademark | Dupont—Kapton® | H&Global—SILPLUS® | - |
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Kim, J.; Kim, S.-j.; Lee, Y.-N.; Kim, I.-T.; Cho, G. Discharge Characteristics and Plasma Erosion of Various Dielectric Materials in the Dielectric Barrier Discharges. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8081294
Kim J, Kim S-j, Lee Y-N, Kim I-T, Cho G. Discharge Characteristics and Plasma Erosion of Various Dielectric Materials in the Dielectric Barrier Discharges. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8(8):1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8081294
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Junggil, Sang-jin Kim, Young-Nam Lee, In-Tae Kim, and Guangsup Cho. 2018. "Discharge Characteristics and Plasma Erosion of Various Dielectric Materials in the Dielectric Barrier Discharges" Applied Sciences 8, no. 8: 1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8081294