Fundamental study towards a better understanding of low pressure radio-frequency plasmas for industrial applications

YX Liu, QZ Zhang, K Zhao, YR Zhang, F Gao… - Chinese …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Two classic radio-frequency (RF) plasmas, ie, the capacitively and the inductively coupled
plasmas (CCP and ICP), are widely employed in material processing, eg, etching and thin …

Gas breakdown in radio-frequency field within MHz range: a review of the state of the art

W Jiang, WU Hao, W Zhijiang, YI Lin… - Plasma Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) driven by 1–100 MHz radio-frequency (MRF) are essential
for many industrial applications, and their breakdown characteristics are different to that of …

A generalized external circuit model for electrostatic particle-in-cell simulations

S Yu, H Wu, J Xu, Y Wang, J Gao, Z Wang… - Computer Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
A fully self-consistent second order accuracy model for coupling a generalized external
circuit and a one-dimensional bounded electrode-driven plasma was proposed in this …

Best impedance matching seeking of single-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas by numerical simulations

S Yu, Z Chen, H Wu, L Guo, Z Wang, W Jiang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Impedance matching can maximize the absorbed power transferred to the plasma load and
minimize the reflected power, making it critical and indispensable for capacitively coupled …

Disparity between current and voltage driven capacitively coupled radio frequency discharges

S Wilczek, J Trieschmann, J Schulze… - Plasma Sources …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In simulation as well as analytical modeling studies of low-pressure capacitively coupled
radio frequency (CCRF) discharges, the assumption of both a driving voltage source or a …

The effects of match circuit on the breakdown process of capacitively coupled plasma driven by radio frequency

H Wu, Z Chen, S Yu, Q Wang, X Li, W Jiang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The breakdown process of capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) in the presence of a
matching network is rarely studied, even though it is the indispensable part of the most …

Self-consistent simulation of the impedance matching network for single frequency capacitively coupled plasma

J Gao, S Yu, H Wu, Y Wang, Z Wang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Matching networks are of vital importance for capacitively coupled plasmas (CCPs) to
maximize the power transferred to the plasma discharge. The nonlinear interaction between …

Influence of Matching Network on the Discharge Characteristic of Dual—Frequency Capacitively Coupled Ar Plasma

Q Yuan, L Shan, G Yin, Y Huang… - Contributions to Plasma …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the impact of different L− π L-π type external matching networks on the
discharge characteristics of dual‐frequency capacitively coupled plasma. A nonlinear global …

Simulation of nonlinear standing wave excitation in very-high-frequency asymmetric capacitive discharges: roles of radial plasma density profile and rf power

FJ Zhou, K Zhao, DQ Wen, JK Liu… - … Sources Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
It is recognized that in large-area, very-high-frequency capacitively coupled plasma (VHF
CCP) reactors, the higher harmonics generated by nonlinear sheath motion can lead to …

A numerical approach for nonlinear transmission line analysis with bidirectional coupling to lumped-element and particle-in-cell models

J Xu, Z Chen, Y Wang, S Yu, H Wang, W Jiang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this article, an iterative method for nonlinear transmission lines (TLs) based on the Lax-
Wendroff method has been established to describe a bidirectional coupling model of …