A comparative study of plasma parameters and gas phase compositions in Cl2 and HCl direct current glow discharges

Autor: V.I. Svettsov, D.V. Sitanov, Alexander Efremov, D.I. Balashov
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Thin Solid Films. 516:3020-3027
ISSN: 0040-6090
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.11.046
Popis: The investigations of plasma parameters and active particles kinetics in Cl 2 and HCl direct current glow discharges ( p = 40–300 Pa, j d = 8.5 × 10 − 3 A/cm 2 ) were carried out. The investigation combined plasma diagnostics by Langmuir probes, absorption spectroscopy and self-consistent 0-dimensional plasma modeling based on the solution of Boltzmann kinetic equation. It was found that the model provides an outstanding agreement with experiment on the reduced electric field strength ( E/N ), Cl atom density and the total flux of positive ions and thus, gives an adequate description of basic kinetic effects determining the steady-state plasma parameters and composition. Under the same operating conditions, Cl 2 plasma provides higher E/N , mean electron energy, dissociation degree and electronegativity that can be explained by the peculiarities of formation-decay kinetics analyzed in both systems.
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