Electron dynamics in low pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency discharges

S Wilczek, J Schulze, RP Brinkmann, Z Donkó… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In low temperature plasmas, the interaction of the electrons with the electric field is an
important current research topic that is relevant for many applications. Particularly, in the low …

eduPIC: an introductory particle based code for radio-frequency plasma simulation

Z Donkó, A Derzsi, M Vass, B Horváth… - Plasma Sources …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Particle based simulations are indispensable tools for numerical studies of charged particle
swarms and low-temperature plasma sources. The main advantage of such approaches is …

Actinometry of O, N and F atoms

DV Lopaev, AV Volynets, SM Zyryanov… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The applicability of actinometry for measuring the absolute concentration of O, N and F
atoms in discharge plasma was studied. For this purpose, concentrations of these atoms …

The role of electron induced secondary electron emission from SiO2 surfaces in capacitively coupled radio frequency plasmas operated at low pressures

B Horváth, M Daksha, I Korolov, A Derzsi… - … Sources Science and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The effects of electron induced secondary electron (SE) emission from SiO 2 electrodes in
single-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas (CCPs) are studied by particle-in-cell/Monte …

On the importance of excited state species in low pressure capacitively coupled plasma argon discharges

DQ Wen, J Krek, JT Gudmundsson… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In the past three decades, first principles-based fully kinetic particle-in-cell Monte Carlo
collision (PIC/MCC) simulations have been proven to be an important tool for the …

The effect of the driving frequency on the confinement of beam electrons and plasma density in low-pressure capacitive discharges

S Wilczek, J Trieschmann, J Schulze… - Plasma Sources …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of changing the driving frequency on the plasma density and the electron
dynamics in a capacitive radio-frequency argon plasma operated at low pressures of a few …

The effect of electron induced secondary electrons on the characteristics of low-pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency plasmas

B Horváth, J Schulze, Z Donkó… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the effects of secondary electrons (SEs), induced by electrons impinging on
the electrodes, on the characteristics of low-pressure single-frequency capacitively coupled …

Multi-diagnostic experimental validation of 1d3v PIC/MCC simulations of low pressure capacitive RF plasmas operated in argon

DA Schulenberg, I Korolov, Z Donkó… - Plasma Sources …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collisions (PIC/MCC) simulation approach has become a
standard and well-established tool in studies of capacitively coupled radio frequency (RF) …

Effects of fast atoms and energy-dependent secondary electron emission yields in PIC/MCC simulations of capacitively coupled plasmas

A Derzsi, I Korolov, E Schüngel, Z Donkó… - … Sources Science and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In most PIC/MCC simulations of radio frequency capacitively coupled plasmas (CCPs)
several simplifications are commonly made:(i) fast neutrals are not traced,(ii) heavy particle …

The effect of ambipolar electric fields on the electron heating in capacitive RF plasmas

J Schulze, Z Donko, A Derzsi, I Korolov… - … Sources Science and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the electron heating dynamics in electropositive argon and helium
capacitively coupled RF discharges driven at 13.56 MHz by particle-in-cell simulations and …