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Author | Schweigert, I.V.; Schweigert, V.A.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
Title | Perturbation of collisional plasma flow around a charged dust particle: kinetic analysis | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Physics of plasmas | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Plasmas |
Volume | 12 | Issue | 11 | Pages ![]() |
113501,1-9 |
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Woodbury, N.Y. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000233569600046 | Publication Date | 2005-11-07 | |
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ISSN | 1070-664X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.115 | Times cited | 15 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.115; 2005 IF: 2.182 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:56048 | Serial | 2575 | ||
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Author | Zhang, Q.-Z.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Capacitive electrical asymmetry effect in an inductively coupled plasma reactor | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 27 | Issue | 10 | Pages ![]() |
105019 |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article; electrical asymmetry effect, inductively coupled plasma, self-bias, independent control of the ion fluxes and ion energy; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; | ||||
Abstract | The electrical asymmetry effect is realized by applying multiple frequency power sources (13.56 MHz and 27.12 MHz) to a capacitively biased substrate electrode in a specific inductively coupled plasma reactor. On the one hand, by adjusting the phase angle θ between the multiple frequency power sources, an almost linear self-bias develops on the substrate electrode, and consequently the ion energy can be well modulated, while the ion flux stays constant within a large range of θ. On the other hand, the plasma density and ion flux can be significantly modulated by tuning the inductive power supply, while only inducing a small change in the self- bias. Independent control of self-bias/ion energy and ion flux can thus be realized in this specific inductively coupled plasma reactor. |
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Language | Wos | 000448434100001 | Publication Date | 2018-10-26 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
Notes | We acknowledge financial support from the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within H2020 (Grant Agreement 702604). This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the University of Antwerp. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:155506 | Serial | 5069 | ||
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Author | Zhang, Q.-Z.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Plasma streamer propagation in structured catalysts | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 27 | Issue | 10 | Pages ![]() |
105013 |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article; plasma catalysis, streamer propagation, 3D structures, PIC/MCC; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; | ||||
Abstract | Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest for various environmental applications. Catalytic material can be inserted in different shapes in the plasma, e.g., as pellets, (coated) beads, but also as honeycomb monolith and 3DFD structures, also called ‘structured catalysts’, which have high mass and heat transfer properties. In this work, we examine the streamer discharge propagation and the interaction between plasma and catalysts, inside the channels of such structured catalysts, by means of a two-dimensional particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision model. Our results reveal that plasma streamers behave differently in various structured catalysts. In case of a honeycomb structure, the streamers are limited to only one channel, with low or high plasma density when the channels are parallel or perpendicular to the electrodes, respectively. In contrast, in case of a 3DFD structure, the streamers can distribute to different channels, causing discharge enhancement due to surface charging on the dielectric walls of the structured catalyst, and especially giving rise to a broader plasma distribution. The latter should be beneficial for plasma catalysis applications, as it allows a larger catalyst surface area to be exposed to the plasma. |
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Language | Wos | 000448131900002 | Publication Date | 2018-10-22 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | Not_Open_Access |
Notes | We acknowledge financial support from the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within H2020 (Grant Agreement 702604). This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the University of Antwerp. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:155510 | Serial | 5068 | ||
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Author | Tkachenko, D.V.; Sheridan, T.E.; Misko, V.R. | ||||
Title | Dispersion relations for circular single and double dusty plasma chains | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Physics of plasmas | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Plasmas |
Volume | 18 | Issue | 10 | Pages ![]() |
103709,1-103709,10 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | We derive dispersion relations for a system of identical particles confined in a two-dimensional annular harmonic well and which interact through a Yukawa potential, e.g., a dusty plasma ring. When the particles are in a single chain (i.e., a one-dimensional ring), we find a longitudinal acoustic mode and a transverse optical mode which show approximate agreement with the dispersion relation for a straight configuration for large radii of the ring. When the radius decreases, the dispersion relations modify: there appears an anticrossing of the modes near the crossing point resulting in a frequency gap between the lower and upper branches of the modified dispersion relations. For the double chain (i.e., a two-dimensional zigzag configuration), the dispersion relation has four branches: longitudinal acoustic and optical and transverse acoustic and optical. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Woodbury, N.Y. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000296529600090 | Publication Date | 2011-10-21 | |
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ISSN | 1070-664X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.115 | Times cited | 7 | Open Access | |
Notes | ; We acknowledge fruitful discussions with F.M. Peeters, A. Matulis, and W.P. Ferreira. This work was supported by the “Odysseus” program of the Flemish Government and FWO-Vl. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.115; 2011 IF: 2.147 | ||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94052 | Serial | 738 | ||
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Author | Tennyson, J.; Mohr, S.; Hanicinec, M.; Dzarasova, A.; Smith, C.; Waddington, S.; Liu, B.; Alves, L.L.; Bartschat, K.; Bogaerts, A.; Engelmann, S.U.; Gans, T.; Gibson, A.R.; Hamaguchi, S.; Hamilton, K.R.; Hill, C.; O’Connell, D.; Rauf, S.; van ’t Veer, K.; Zatsarinny, O. | ||||
Title | The 2021 release of the Quantemol database (QDB) of plasma chemistries and reactions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2022 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 31 | Issue | 9 | Pages ![]() |
095020 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | The Quantemol database (QDB) provides cross sections and rates of processes important for plasma models; heavy particle collisions (chemical reactions) and electron collision processes are considered. The current version of QDB has data on 28 917 processes between 2485 distinct species plus data for surface processes. These data are available via a web interface or can be delivered directly to plasma models using an application program interface; data are available in formats suitable for direct input into a variety of popular plasma modeling codes including HPEM, COMSOL, ChemKIN, CFD-ACE+, and VisGlow. QDB provides ready assembled plasma chemistries plus the ability to build bespoke chemistries. The database also provides a Boltzmann solver for electron dynamics and a zero-dimensional model. Thesedevelopments, use cases involving O<sub>2</sub>, Ar/NF<sub>3</sub>, Ar/NF<sub>3</sub>/O<sub>2</sub>, and He/H<sub>2</sub>O/O<sub>2</sub>chemistries, and plans for the future are presented. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000895762200001 | Publication Date | 2022-09-01 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
Impact Factor | 3.8 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
Notes | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EP/N509577/1 ; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, UIDB/50010/2020 ; Science and Technology Facilities Council, ST/K004069/1 ; National Science Foundation, OAC-1834740 ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.8 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:192845 | Serial | 7245 | ||
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Author | Verheyen, C.; Silva, T.; Guerra, V.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | The effect of H2O on the vibrational populations of CO2in a CO2/H2O microwave plasma: a kinetic modelling investigation | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2020 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 29 | Issue | 9 | Pages ![]() |
095009 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Plasma has been studied for several years to convert CO2 into value-added products. If CO2 could be converted in the presence of H2O as a cheap H-source for making syngas and oxygenates, it would mimic natural photosynthesis. However, CO2/H2O plasmas have not yet been extensively studied, not by experiments, and certainly not computationally. Therefore, we present here a kinetic modelling study to obtain a greater understanding of the vibrational kinetics of a CO2/H2O microwave plasma. For this purpose, we first created an electron impact cross section set for H2O, using a swarm-derived method. We added the new cross section set and CO2/H2O-related chemistry to a pure CO2 model. While it was expected that H2O addition mainly causes quenching of the CO2 asymmetric mode vibrational levels due to the additional CO2/H2O vibrational-translational relaxation, our model shows that the modifications in the vibrational kinetics are mainly induced by the strong electron dissociative attachment to H2O molecules, causing a reduction in electron density, and the corresponding changes in the input of energy into the CO2 vibrational levels by electron impact processes. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000570601300001 | Publication Date | 2020-09-16 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.8 | Times cited | Open Access | ||
Notes | Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1184820N ; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under projects UIDB/50010/2020 and ; This research was supported by FWO–PhD fellowshipaspirant, Grant 1184820N. VG and TS were partially supported by the Portuguese FCT, under projects UIDB/50010/2020 and UIDP/50010/2020 | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.8; 2020 IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:172011 | Serial | 6433 | ||
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Author | Cai, H.-bo; Yu, W.; Zhu, S.-ping; Zheng, C.-yang; Cao, L.-hua; Li, B.; Chen, Z.Y.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Short-pulse laser absorption in very steep plasma density gradients | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2006 | Publication | Physics of plasmas | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Plasmas |
Volume | 13 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
094504,1-4 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Woodbury, N.Y. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000240877800057 | Publication Date | 2006-09-15 | |
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ISSN | 1070-664X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.115 | Times cited | 17 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.115; 2006 IF: 2.258 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:59375 | Serial | 2995 | ||
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Author | Van Laer, K.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | How bead size and dielectric constant affect the plasma behaviour in a packed bed plasma reactor: a modelling study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages ![]() |
085007 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Packed bed plasma reactors (PBPRs) are gaining increasing interest for use in environmental applications, such as greenhouse gas conversion into value-added chemicals or renewable fuels and volatile pollutant removal (e.g. NOx, VOC, K), as they enhance the conversion and energy efficiency of the process compared to a non-packed reactor. However, the plasma behaviour in a PBPR is not well understood. In this paper we demonstrate, by means of a fluid model, that the discharge behaviour changes considerably when changing the size of the packing beads and their dielectric constant, while keeping the interelectrode spacing constant. At low dielectric constant, the plasma is spread out over the full discharge gap, showing significant density in the voids as well as in the connecting void channels. The electric current profile shows a strong peak during each half cycle. When the dielectric constant increases, the plasma becomes localised in the voids, with a current profile consisting of many smaller peaks during each half cycle. For large bead sizes, the shift from full gap discharge to localised discharges takes place at a higher dielectric constant than for smaller beads. Furthermore, smaller beads or beads with a lower dielectric constant require a higher breakdown voltage to cause plasma formation. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000406503600003 | Publication Date | 2017-07-27 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 22 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
Notes | K Van Laer is indebted to the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Flanders) for financial support. This research was carried out in the framework of the network on Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions – Interuniversity Attraction Poles, phase VII (http://psi-iap7.ulb.ac.be/), and supported by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO). The calculations were carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:144796 | Serial | 4635 | ||
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Author | Biondo, O.; Fromentin, C.; Silva, T.; Guerra, V.; van Rooij, G.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Insights into the limitations to vibrational excitation of CO2: validation of a kinetic model with pulsed glow discharge experiments | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2022 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 31 | Issue | 7 | Pages ![]() |
074003 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Vibrational excitation represents an efficient channel to drive the dissociation of CO<sub>2</sub>in a non-thermal plasma. Its viability is investigated in low-pressure pulsed discharges, with the intention of selectively exciting the asymmetric stretching mode, leading to stepwise excitation up to the dissociation limit of the molecule. Gas heating is crucial for the attainability of this process, since the efficiency of vibration–translation (V–T) relaxation strongly depends on temperature, creating a feedback mechanism that can ultimately thermalize the discharge. Indeed, recent experiments demonstrated that the timeframe of V–T non-equilibrium is limited to a few milliseconds at ca. 6 mbar, and shrinks to the<italic>μ</italic>s-scale at 100 mbar. With the aim of backtracking the origin of gas heating in pure CO<sub>2</sub>plasma, we perform a kinetic study to describe the energy transfers under typical non-thermal plasma conditions. The validation of our kinetic scheme with pulsed glow discharge experiments enables to depict the gas heating dynamics. In particular, we pinpoint the role of vibration–vibration–translation relaxation in redistributing the energy from asymmetric to symmetric levels of CO<sub>2</sub>, and the importance of collisional quenching of CO<sub>2</sub>electronic states in triggering the heating feedback mechanism in the sub-millisecond scale. This latter finding represents a novelty for the modelling of low-pressure pulsed discharges and we suggest that more attention should be paid to it in future studies. Additionally, O atoms convert vibrational energy into heat, speeding up the feedback loop. The efficiency of these heating pathways, even at relatively low gas temperature and pressure, underpins the lifetime of V–T non-equilibrium and suggests a redefinition of the optimal conditions to exploit the ‘ladder-climbing’ mechanism in CO<sub>2</sub>discharges. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000839466500001 | Publication Date | 2022-07-01 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.8 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
Notes | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, PLA/0076/2021 ; H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, 813393 ; This research was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 813393 (PIONEER). V Guerra and T Silva were partially funded by the Portuguese ‘FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia’, under Projects UIDB/50010/2020, UIDP/50010/2020, PTDC/FISPLA/1616/2021 and EXPL/FIS-PLA/0076/2021. The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.8 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:190008 | Serial | 7106 | ||
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Author | Vranjes, J.; Petrovic, D.; Pandey, B.P.; Poedts, S. | ||||
Title | Electrostatic modes in multi-ion and pair-ion collisional plasmas | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Physics of plasmas | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Plasmas |
Volume | 15 | Issue | 7 | Pages ![]() |
072104 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | The physics of plasmas containing positive and negative ions is discussed with special attention to the recently produced pair-ion plasma containing ions of equal mass and opposite charge. The effects of the density gradient in the direction perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field vector are discussed. The possible presence of electrons is discussed in the context of plasma modes propagating at an angle with respect to the magnetic field vector. It is shown that the electron plasma mode may become a backward mode in the presence of a density gradient, and this behavior may be controlled either by the electron number density or the mode number in the perpendicular direction. In plasmas with hot electrons an instability may develop, driven by the combination of electron collisions and the density gradient, and in the regime of a sound ions' response. In the case of a pure pair-ion plasma, for lower frequencies and for parameters close to those used in the recent experiments, the perturbed ions may feel the effects of the magnetic field. In this case the plasma mode also becomes backward, resembling features of an experimentally observed but yet unexplained backward mode. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Woodbury, N.Y. | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000258175800004 | Publication Date | 2008-07-31 | |
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ISSN | 1070-664X; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.115 | Times cited | 54 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.115; 2008 IF: 2.427 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:103554 | Serial | 1023 | ||
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Author | Ferreira, W.P.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A. | ||||
Title | Normal mode spectra of two-dimensional classical atoms confined by a Coulomb potential | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 68 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000188316700078 | Publication Date | 2003-12-19 | |
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ISSN | 1063-651X;1095-3787; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 9 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2003 IF: 2.202 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:69416 | Serial | 2368 | ||
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Author | de Bleecker, K.; Bogaerts, A.; Goedheer, W. | ||||
Title | Role of the thermophoretic force on the transport of nanoparticles in dusty silane plasmas | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 71 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000230275000081 | Publication Date | 2005-06-21 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 25 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2005 IF: 2.418 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:52907 | Serial | 2927 | ||
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Author | Nelissen, K.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
Title | Bubble, stripe, and ring phases in a two-dimensional cluster with competing interactions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 71 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
066204,1-11 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000230275000049 | Publication Date | 2005-06-06 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 30 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2005 IF: 2.418 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:62446 | Serial | 258 | ||
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Author | Kolev, S.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Similarities and differences between gliding glow and gliding arc discharges | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2015 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 24 | Issue | 24 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | In this work we have analyzed the properties of a gliding dc discharge in argon at atmospheric pressure. Despite the usual designation of these discharges as ‘gliding arc discharges’, it was found previously that they operate in two different regimes—glow and arc. Here we analyze the differences in both regimes by means of two dimensional fluid modeling. In order to address different aspects of the discharge operation, we use two models—Cartesian and axisymmetric in a cylindrical coordinate system. The obtained results show that the two types of discharges produce a similar plasma column for a similar discharge current. However, the different mechanisms of plasma channel attachment to the cathode could produce certain differences in the plasma parameters (i.e. arc elongation), and this can affect gas treatments applications. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000368117100028 | Publication Date | 2015-11-26 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252;1361-6595; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 12 | Open Access | |
Notes | This work is financially supported by the Methusalem financing and by the IAP/7 (Inter-university Attraction Pole) program ‘Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions’ from the Belgian Federal Office for Science Policy (BELSPO). The work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure of the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the Universiteit Antwerpen | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302; 2015 IF: 3.591 | ||
Call Number | c:irua:129214 | Serial | 3952 | ||
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Author | Wang, W.; Berthelot, A.; Kolev, S.; Tu, X.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | CO2 conversion in a gliding arc plasma: 1D cylindrical discharge model | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 25 | Issue | 25 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | CO 2 conversion by a gliding arc plasma is gaining increasing interest, but the underlying mechanisms for an energy-efficient process are still far from understood. Indeed, the chemical complexity of the non-equilibrium plasma poses a challenge for plasma modeling due to the huge computational load. In this paper, a one-dimensional (1D) gliding arc model is developed in a cylindrical frame, with a detailed non-equilibrium CO 2 plasma chemistry set, including the CO 2 vibrational kinetics up to the dissociation limit. The model solves a set of time- dependent continuity equations based on the chemical reactions, as well as the electron energy balance equation, and it assumes quasi-neutrality in the plasma. The loss of plasma species and heat due to convection by the transverse gas flow is accounted for by using a characteristic frequency of convective cooling, which depends on the gliding arc radius, the relative velocity of the gas flow with respect to the arc and on the arc elongation rate. The calculated values for plasma density and plasma temperature within this work are comparable with experimental data on gliding arc plasma reactors in the literature. Our calculation results indicate that excitation to the vibrational levels promotes efficient dissociation in the gliding arc, and this is consistent with experimental investigations of the gliding arc based CO 2 conversion in the literature. Additionally, the dissociation of CO 2 through collisions with O atoms has the largest contribution to CO 2 splitting under the conditions studied. In addition to the above results, we also demonstrate that lumping the CO 2 vibrational states can bring a significant reduction of the computational load. The latter opens up the way for 2D or 3D models with an accurate description of the CO 2 vibrational kinetics. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000386605100002 | Publication Date | 2016-10-18 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
Notes | This research was supported by the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship ‘GlidArc’ within Horizon2020 (Grant No. 657304) and by the FWO project (grant G.0383.16N). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:135990 | Serial | 4286 | ||
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Author | Zhang, Q.-Z.; Wang, W.-Z.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Importance of surface charging during plasma streamer propagation in catalyst pores | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 27 | Issue | 6 | Pages ![]() |
065009 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest, but the underlying mechanisms are far from understood. Different catalyst materials will have different chemical effects, but in addition, they might also have different dielectric constants, which will affect surface charging, and thus the plasma behavior. In this work, we demonstrate that surface charging plays an important role in the streamer propagation and discharge enhancement inside catalyst pores, and in the plasma distribution along the dielectric surface, and this role greatly depends on the dielectric constant of the material. For εr50, surface charging causes the plasma to spread along the dielectric surface and inside the pores, leading to deeper plasma streamer penetration, while for εr>50 or for metallic coatings, the discharge is more localized, due to very weak surface charging. In addition, at εr=50, the significant surface charge density near the pore entrance causes a large potential drop at the sharp pore edges, which induces a strong electric field and results in most pronounced plasma enhancement near the pore entrance. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000436845700002 | Publication Date | 2018-06-27 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 13 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
Notes | We acknowledge financial support from the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship within H2020 (Grant Agreement 702604) and from the TOP-BOF project of the University of Antwerp. This work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the University of Antwerp. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:152243 | Serial | 4995 | ||
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Author | Bahnamiri, O.S.; Verheyen, C.; Snyders, R.; Bogaerts, A.; Britun, N. | ||||
Title | Nitrogen fixation in pulsed microwave discharge studied by infrared absorption combined with modelling | Type | A1 Journal Article;nitrogen fixation | ||
Year | 2021 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 30 | Issue | 6 | Pages ![]() |
065007 |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article;nitrogen fixation; pulsed microwave discharge; FTIR spectroscopy; discharge modelling; vibrational excitation; NO yield; energy cost; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; | ||||
Abstract | A pulsed microwave surfaguide discharge operating at 2.45 GHz was used for the conversion of molecular nitrogen into valuable compounds in several gas mixtures: N2 :O2 , N2 :O2 :CO2 and N2 :CO2 . The ro-vibrational absorption bands of the molecular species were monitored by a Fourier transform infrared apparatus in the post-discharge region in order to evaluate the relative number density of species, specifically NO production. The effects of specific energy input, pulse frequency, gas flow fraction, gas admixture and gas flow rate were studied for better understanding and optimization of the NO production yield and the corresponding energy cost (EC). By both the experiment and modelling, a highest NO yield is obtained at N2 :O2 (1:1) gas ratio in N2 :O2 mixture. The NO yield reveals a small growth followed by saturation when pulse repetition frequency increases. The energy efficiency start decreasing after the energy input reaches about 5 eV/molec, whereas the NO yield rises steadily at the same time. The lowest EC of about 8 MJ mol−1 corresponding to the yield and the energy efficiency of about 7% and 1% are found, respectively, in an optimum discharge condition in our case. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000659671000001 | Publication Date | 2021-06-01 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
Notes | Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique—FNRS, EOS O005118F ; The research is supported by the FNRS-FWO project ‘NITROPLASM’, EOS O005118F. O Samadi also acknowledges PhD student F Manaigo for cooperation in doing the additional measurements. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:179170 | Serial | 6798 | ||
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Author | Vanraes, P.; Parayil Venugopalan, S.; Besemer, M.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Assessing neutral transport mechanisms in aspect ratio dependent etching by means of experiments and multiscale plasma modeling | Type | A1 Journal Article | ||
Year | 2023 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science and Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. |
Volume | 32 | Issue | 6 | Pages ![]() |
064004 |
Keywords | A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; | ||||
Abstract | Since the onset of pattern transfer technologies for chip manufacturing, various strategies have been developed to circumvent or overcome aspect ratio dependent etching (ARDE). These methods have, however, their own limitations in terms of etch non-idealities, throughput or costs. Moreover, they have mainly been optimized for individual in-device features and die-scale patterns, while occasionally ending up with poor patterning of metrology marks, affecting the alignment and overlay in lithography. Obtaining a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of ARDE and how to mitigate them therefore remains a relevant challenge to date, for both marks and advanced nodes. In this work, we accordingly assessed the neutral transport mechanisms in ARDE by means of experiments and multiscale modeling for SiO<sub>2</sub>etching with CHF<sub>3</sub>/Ar and CF<sub>4</sub>/Ar plasmas. The experiments revealed a local maximum in the etch rate for an aspect ratio around unity, i.e. the simultaneous occurrence of regular and inverse reactive ion etching lag for a given etch condition. We were able to reproduce this ARDE trend in the simulations without taking into account charging effects and the polymer layer thickness, suggesting shadowing and diffuse reflection of neutrals as the primary underlying mechanisms. Subsequently, we explored four methods with the simulations to regulate ARDE, by varying the incident plasma species fluxes, the amount of polymer deposition, the ion energy and angular distribution and the initial hardmask sidewall angle, for which the latter was found to be promising in particular. Although our study focusses on feature dimensions characteristic to metrology marks and back-end-of-the-line integration, the obtained insights have a broader relevance, e.g. to the patterning of advanced nodes. Additionally, this work supports the insight that physisorption may be more important in plasma etching at room temperature than originally thought, in line with other recent studies, a topic on which we recommend further research. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 001021250100001 | Publication Date | 2023-06-01 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.8 | Times cited | Open Access | Not_Open_Access | |
Notes | P Vanraes acknowledges funding by ASML for the project ‘Computational simulation of plasma etching of trench structures’. P Vanraes and A Bogaerts want to express their gratitude to Mark J Kushner (University of Michigan) for the sharing of the HPEM and MCFPM codes, and for the interesting exchange of views. P Vanraes wishes to thank Violeta Georgieva and Stefan Tinck for the fruitful discussions on the HPEM code, Yu-Ru Zhang for an example of the CCP reactor code and Karel Venken for his technical help with the server maintenance and use. S P Venugopalan and M Besemer wish to thank Luigi Scaccabarozzi, Sander Wuister, Coen Verschuren, Michael Kubis, Kuan-Ming Chen, Ruben Maas, Huaichen Zhang and Julien Mailfert (ASML) for the insightful discussions. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.8; 2023 IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:197760 | Serial | 8811 | ||
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Author | Sun, J.-Y.; Wen, D.-Q.; Zhang, Q.-Z.; Liu, Y.-X.; Wang, Y.-N. | ||||
Title | The effects of electron surface interactions in geometrically symmetric capacitive RF plasmas in the presence of different electrode surface materials | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Physics of plasmas | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Plasmas |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 6 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision (PIC/MCC) simulations are performed to investigate the asymmetric secondary electron emission (SEE) effects when electrons strike two different material electrodes in low pressure capacitively coupled plasmas (CCPs). To describe the electron-surface interactions, a realistic model, considering the primary electron impact energy and angle, as well as the corresponding surface property-dependent secondary electron yields, is employed in PIC/MCC simulations. In this model, three kinds of electrons emitted from the surface are considered: (i) elastically reflected electrons, (ii) inelastically backscattered electrons, and (iii) electron induced secondary electrons (SEs, i.e., delta-electrons). Here, we examined the effects of electron-surface interactions on the ionization dynamics and plasma characteristics of an argon discharge. The discharge is driven by a voltage source of 13.56MHz with amplitudes in the range of 200-2000V. The grounded electrode material is copper (Cu) for all cases, while the powered electrode material is either Cu or silicon dioxide (SiO2). The simulations reveal that the electron impact-induced SEE is an essential process at low pressures, especially at high voltages. Different electrode materials result in an asymmetric response of SEE. Depending on the instantaneous local sheath potential and the phase of the SEE, these SEs either are reflected by the opposite sheath or strike the electrode surface, where they can induce delta-electrons upon their residual energies. It is shown that highly energetic delta-electrons contribute significantly to the ionization rate and a self-bias forms when the powered electrode material is assumed to be made of SiO2. Complex dynamics is observed due to the multiple electron-surface interaction processes and asymmetric yields of SEs in CCPs. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000474440600043 | Publication Date | 2019-06-06 | |
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ISSN | 1070-664x | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.115 | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.115 | |||
Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:161353 | Serial | 6327 | ||
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Author | Bogaerts, A.; Berthelot, A.; Heijkers, S.; Kolev, S.; Snoeckx, R.; Sun, S.; Trenchev, G.; Van Laer, K.; Wang, W. | ||||
Title | CO2conversion by plasma technology: insights from modeling the plasma chemistry and plasma reactor design | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages ![]() |
063001 |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | In recent years there has been growing interest in the use of plasma technology for CO2 conversion. To improve this application, a good insight into the underlying mechanisms is of great importance. This can be obtained from modeling the detailed plasma chemistry in order to understand the chemical reaction pathways leading to CO2 conversion (either in pure form or mixed with another gas). Moreover, in practice, several plasma reactor types are being investigated for CO2 conversion, so in addition it is essential to be able to model these reactor geometries so that their design can be improved, and the most energy efficient CO2 conversion can be achieved. Modeling the detailed plasma chemistry of CO2 conversion in complex reactors is, however, very time-consuming. This problem can be overcome by using a combination of two different types of model: 0D chemical reaction kinetics models are very suitable for describing the detailed plasma chemistry, while the characteristic features of different reactor geometries can be studied by 2D or 3D fluid models. In the first instance the latter can be developed in argon or helium with a simple chemistry to limit the calculation time; however, the ultimate aim is to implement the more complex CO2 chemistry in these models. In the present paper, examples will be given of both the 0D plasma chemistry models and the 2D and 3D fluid models for the most common plasma reactors used for CO2 conversion in order to emphasize the complementarity of both approaches. Furthermore, based on the modeling insights, the paper discusses the possibilities and limitations of plasma-based CO2 conversion in different types of plasma reactors, as well as what is needed to make further progress in this field. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000412173700001 | Publication Date | 2017-05-15 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 26 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
Notes | We would like to thank T Silva, N Britoun, Th Godfroid and R Snyders (Université de Mons and Materia Nova Research Center), A Ozkan, Th Dufour and F Reniers (Université Libre de Bruxelles) andK Van Wesenbeeck and S Lenaerts (University of Antwerp) for providingexperimental data to validate our models. Furthermore, we acknowledge the financial support from the IAP/7 (Inter-university Attraction Pole) program ‘PSI-Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions’ by the Belgian Federal Office for Science Policy (BELSPO), the Francqui Research Foundation, the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 606889, the European Marie Skłodowska- Curie Individual Fellowship project ‘GlidArc’ within Horizon2020, the Methusalem financing of the University of Antwerp, the Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders (FWO; grant nos. G.0383.16N and 11U5316N) and the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Flanders). The calculations were carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:144429 | Serial | 4614 | ||
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Author | Tomecka, D.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M. | ||||
Title | Multistep radial melting in small two-dimensional classical clusters | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 71 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) | ||||
Abstract | We report on a molecular dynamics study of small classical two-dimensional clusters with ringlike configurations. We focus on the particles motion at low temperatures before the radial and angular melting sets in. It is shown that in magic number configurations a local radial melting of subshells occur, which is related to the intershell rotation. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000230274500084 | Publication Date | 2005-06-23 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 11 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2005 IF: 2.418 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:62447 | Serial | 2241 | ||
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Author | de Bleecker, K.; Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R.; Goedheer, W. | ||||
Title | Numerical investigation of particle formation mechanisms in silane discharges | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2004 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 69 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000221813400085 | Publication Date | 2004-05-26 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 74 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2004 IF: NA | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:45497 | Serial | 2396 | ||
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Author | de Bleecker, K.; Bogaerts, A.; Goedheer, W. | ||||
Title | Modeling of the formation and transport of nanoparticles in silane plasmas | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2004 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 70 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | The behavior of nanoparticles in a low-pressure silane discharge is studied with the use of a self-consistent one-dimensional fluid model. Nanoparticles of a given (prescribed) radius are formed in the discharge by the incorporation of a dust growth mechanism, i.e., by including a step in which large anions (typically Si12H−25), produced in successive chemical reactions of anions with silane molecules, are transformed into particles. Typically a few thousand anions are used for one nanoparticle. The resulting particle density and the charge on the particles are calculated with an iterative method. While the spatial distribution and the charge of the particles are influenced by the plasma, the presence of the nanoparticles will in turn influence the plasma properties. Several simulations with different particle radii are performed. The resulting density profile of the dust will greatly depend on the particle size, as it reacts to the shift of the balance of the different forces acting on the particles. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000225970700092 | Publication Date | 2004-11-19 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 31 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2004 IF: NA | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:49432 | Serial | 2132 | ||
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Author | Kolev, I.; Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R. | ||||
Title | Influence of electron recapture by the cathode upon the discharge characteristics in dc planar magnetrons | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 72 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | In dc magnetrons the electrons emitted from the cathode may return there due to the applied magnetic field. When that happens, they can be recaptured or reflected back into the discharge, depending on the value of the reflection coefficient (RC). A 2d3v (two-dimensional in coordinate and three-dimensional in velocity space) particle-in-cellMonte Carlo model, including an external circuit, is developed to determine the role of the electron recapture in the discharge processes. The detailed discharge structure as a function of RC for two pressures (4 and 25mtorr) is studied. The importance of electron recapture is clearly manifested, especially at low pressures. The results indicate that the discharge characteristics are dramatically changed with varying RC between 0 and 1. Thus, the electron recapture at the cathode appears to be a significant mechanism in magnetron discharges and RC a very important parameter in their correct quantitative description that should be dealt with cautiously. | ||||
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Publisher | Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa | Editor | ||
Language | Wos | 000233603200089 | Publication Date | 2005-11-21 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 29 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2005 IF: 2.418 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:54667 | Serial | 1621 | ||
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Author | Liu, Y.H.; Chen, Z.Y.; Yu, M.Y.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Multiple void formation in plasmas containing multispecies charged grains | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2006 | Publication | Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev E |
Volume | 74 | Issue | Pages ![]() |
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Language | Wos | 000242408800037 | Publication Date | 2006-11-14 | |
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ISSN | 1539-3755;1550-2376; | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 2.366 | Times cited | 21 | Open Access | |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 2.366; 2006 IF: 2.438 | |||
Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60424 | Serial | 2233 | ||
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Author | Wang, W.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Effective ionisation coefficients and critical breakdown electric field of CO2at elevated temperature: effect of excited states and ion kinetics | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 25 | Issue | 25 | Pages ![]() |
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Abstract | Electrical breakdown by the application of an electric field occurs more easily in hot gases than in cold gases because of the extra electron-species interactions that occur as a result of dissociation, ionization and excitation at higher temperature. This paper discusses some overlooked physics and clarifies inaccuracies in the evaluation of the effective ionization coefficients and the critical reduced breakdown electric field of CO2 at elevated temperature, considering the influence of excited states and ion kinetics. The critical reduced breakdown electric field is obtained by balancing electron generation and loss mechanisms using the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) derived from the Boltzmann transport equation under the two-term approximation. The equilibrium compositions of the hot gas mixtures are determined based on Gibbs free energy minimization considering the ground states as well as vibrationally and electronically excited states as independent species, which follow a Boltzmann distribution with a fixed excitation temperature. The interaction cross sections between electrons and the excited species, not reported previously, are properly taken into account. Furthermore, the ion kinetics, including electron–ion recombination, associative electron detachment, charge transfer and ion conversion into stable negative ion clusters, are also considered. Our results indicate that the excited species lead to a greater population of high-energy electrons at higher gas temperature and this affects the Townsend rate coefficients (i.e. of electron impact ionization and attachment), but the critical reduced breakdown electric field strength of CO2 is only affected when also properly accounting for the ion kinetics. Indeed, the latter greatly influences the effective ionization coefficients and hence the critical reduced breakdown electric field at temperatures above 1500 K. The rapid increase of the dissociative electron attachment cross-section of molecular oxygen with rising vibrational quantum number leads to a larger electron loss rate and this enhances the critical reduced breakdown electric field strength in the temperature range where the concentration of molecular oxygen is relatively high. The results obtained in this work show reasonable agreement with experimental results from literature, and are important for the evaluation of the dielectric strength of CO2 in a highly reactive environment at elevated temperature. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000385494000006 | Publication Date | 2016-09-22 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 3 | Open Access | |
Notes | Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship ‘GlidArc’ within Horizon2020 (Grant No.657304) and the FWO project (grant G.0383.16N). The computational work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:135515 | Serial | 4281 | ||
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Author | Sun, S.R.; Kolev, S.; Wang, H.X.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Investigations of discharge and post-discharge in a gliding arc: a 3D computational study | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | In this study we quantitatively investigate for the first time the plasma characteristics of an argon gliding arc with a 3D model. The model is validated by comparison with available experimental data from literature and a reasonable agreement is obtained for the calculated gas temperature and electron density. A complete arc cycle is modeled from initial ignition to arc decay. We investigate how the plasma characteristics, i.e., the electron temperature, gas temperature, reduced electric field, and the densities of electrons, Ar+ and Ar2+ ions and Ar(4s) excited states, vary over one complete arc cycle, including their behavior in the discharge and post-discharge. These plasma characteristics exhibit a different evolution over one arc cycle, indicating that either the active discharge stage or the post-discharge stage can be beneficial for certain applications. |
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Language | Wos | 000399278100002 | Publication Date | 2017-04-05 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 11 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
Notes | This work is financially supported by the Methusalem financing, by the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO) and by the IAP/7 (Inter-university Attraction Pole) program ‘Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions’ from the Belgian Federal Office for Science Policy (BELSPO). The work was carried out in part using the Turing HPC infrastructure of the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the Universiteit Antwerpen. This work was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11275021, 11575019). SR Sun thanks the financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:142204 | Serial | 4550 | ||
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Author | Bogaerts, A.; Wang, W.; Berthelot, A.; Guerra, V. | ||||
Title | Modeling plasma-based CO2conversion: crucial role of the dissociation cross section | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2016 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 25 | Issue | 25 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Plasma-based CO2 conversion is gaining increasing interest worldwide. A large research effort is devoted to improving the energy efficiency. For this purpose, it is very important to understand the underlying mechanisms of the CO2 conversion. The latter can be obtained by computer modeling, describing in detail the behavior of the various plasma species and all relevant chemical processes. However, the accuracy of the modeling results critically depends on the accuracy of the assumed input data, like cross sections. This is especially true for the cross section of electron impact dissociation, as the latter process is believed to proceed through electron impact excitation, but it is not clear from the literature which excitation channels effectively lead to dissociation. Therefore, the present paper discusses the effect of different electron impact dissociation cross sections reported in the literature on the calculated CO2 conversion, for a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) and a microwave (MW) plasma. Comparison is made to experimental data for the DBD case, to elucidate which cross section might be the most realistic. This comparison reveals that the cross sections proposed by Itikawa and by Polak and Slovetsky both seem to underestimate the CO2 conversion. The cross sections recommended by Phelps with thresholds of 7 eV and 10.5 eV yield a CO2 conversion only slightly lower than the experimental data, but the sum of both cross sections overestimates the values, indicating that these cross sections represent dissociation, but most probably also include other (pure excitation) channels. Our calculations indicate that the choice of the electron impact dissociation cross section is crucial for the DBD, where this process is the dominant mechanism for CO2 conversion. In the MW plasma, it is only significant at pressures up to 100 mbar, while it is of minor importance for higher pressures, when dissociation proceeds mainly through collisions of CO2 with heavy particles. |
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Language | Wos | 000384030600001 | Publication Date | 2016-08-31 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 57 | Open Access | |
Notes | The authors would like to thank R Snoeckx and S Heijkers for the interesting discussions. This research was supported by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 606889, the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship project ‘GlidArc’ within Horizon2020, the FWO project (grant G.0383.16N), and the Network on Physical Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions—Interuniversity Attraction Poles, phase VII (PSI-IAP7), supported by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO). The computational work was carried out using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UA. VG was partially supported by the Portuguese FCT— Fundação para a Ci | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | ||
Call Number | c:irua:135070 | Serial | 4111 | ||
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Author | Tennyson, J.; Rahimi, S.; Hill, C.; Tse, L.; Vibhakar, A.; Akello-Egwel, D.; Brown, D.B.; Dzarasova, A.; Hamilton, J.R.; Jaksch, D.; Mohr, S.; Wren-Little, K.; Bruckmeier, J.; Agarwal, A.; Bartschat, K.; Bogaerts, A.; Booth, J.-P.; Goeckner, M.J.; Hassouni, K.; Itikawa, Y.; Braams, B.J.; Krishnakumar, E.; Laricchiuta, A.; Mason, N.J.; Pandey, S.; Petrovic, Z.L.; Pu, Y.-K.; Ranjan, A.; Rauf, S.; Schulze, J.; Turner, M.M.; Ventzek, P.; Whitehead, J.C.; Yoon, J.-S. | ||||
Title | QDB: a new database of plasma chemistries and reactions | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Plasma sources science and technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 26 | Issue | 26 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | One of the most challenging and recurring problems when modeling plasmas is the lack of data on the key atomic and molecular reactions that drive plasma processes. Even when there are data for some reactions, complete and validated datasets of chemistries are rarely available. This hinders research on plasma processes and curbs development of industrial applications. The QDB project aims to address this problem by providing a platform for provision, exchange, and validation of chemistry datasets. A new data model developed for QDB is presented. QDB collates published data on both electron scattering and heavy-particle reactions. These data are formed into reaction sets, which are then validated against experimental data where possible. This process produces both complete chemistry sets and identifies key reactions that are currently unreported in the literature. Gaps in the datasets can be filled using established theoretical methods. Initial validated chemistry sets for SF6/CF4/O2 and SF6/CF4/N2/H2 are presented as examples. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000398394500001 | Publication Date | 2017-04-04 | |
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ISSN | 1361-6595 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | 3.302 | Times cited | 18 | Open Access | OpenAccess |
Notes | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.302 | |||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @ c:irua:142206 | Serial | 4549 | ||
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Author | Zhang, L.; Heijkers, S.; Wang, W.; Martini, L.M.; Tosi, P.; Yang, D.; Fang, Z.; Bogaerts, A. | ||||
Title | Dry reforming of methane in a nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharge: chemical kinetics modeling | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2022 | Publication | Plasma Sources Science & Technology | Abbreviated Journal | Plasma Sources Sci T |
Volume | 31 | Issue | 5 | Pages ![]() |
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Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) | ||||
Abstract | Nanosecond pulsed discharge plasma shows a high degree of non-equilibrium, and exhibits relatively high conversions in the dry reforming of methane. To further improve the application, a good insight of the underlying mechanisms is desired. We developed a chemical kinetics model to explore the underlying plasma chemistry in nanosecond pulsed discharge. We compared the calculated conversions and product selectivities with experimental results, and found reasonable agreement in a wide range of specific energy input. Hence, the chemical kinetics model is able to provide insight in the underlying plasma chemistry. The modeling results predict that the most important dissociation reaction of CO<sub>2</sub>and CH<sub>4</sub>is electron impact dissociation. C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>is the most abundant hydrocarbon product, and it is mainly formed upon reaction of two CH<sub>2</sub>radicals. Furthermore, the vibrational excitation levels of CO<sub>2</sub>contribute for 85% to the total dissociation of CO<sub>2</sub>. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000797660000001 | Publication Date | 2022-05-01 | |
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ISSN | 0963-0252 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record | |
Impact Factor | 3.8 | Times cited | Open Access | OpenAccess | |
Notes | China Scholarship Council; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 11965018 ; This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52077026, 11965018), L Zhang was also supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). Data availability statement The data that support the findings of this study are available upon reasonable request from the authors. | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.8 | ||
Call Number | PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:188537 | Serial | 7069 | ||
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