A stable atmospheric-pressure plasma for extreme-temperature synthesis

H Xie, N Liu, Q Zhang, H Zhong, L Guo, X Zhao, D Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmas can generate ultra-high-temperature reactive environments that can be used for the
synthesis and processing of a wide range of materials,. However, the limited volume …

Ignition enhancement and NOx formation of NH3/air mixtures by non-equilibrium plasma discharge

X Mao, H Zhong, N Liu, Z Wang, Y Ju - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
This work computationally studies plasma assisted low temperature NH 3/air ignition and
NO x formation in a repetitively-pulsed nanosecond discharge at atmospheric pressure by …

Simultaneous detection of soot, temperature, and C2H2 in laminar premixed flames using a multi-pass diode laser absorption spectrometer

W Huang, G Gao, M Zhang, S Ruan, T Cai - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We report the development of a multi-pass diode laser absorption spectroscopy system for
simultaneous measurements of soot volume fraction (SVF), temperature, and C_2H_2 …

Broadband ultrafast-laser-absorption imaging in the ultraviolet for spatiotemporally resolved measurements of temperature and CN

V Radhakrishna, RJ Tancin, CS Goldenstein - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This Letter describes the development and implementation of an ultraviolet and broadband
ultrafast-laser-absorption-imaging (UV-ULAI) diagnostic for one dimensional (1D) imaging of …

Sensitive and single-shot OH and temperature measurements by femtosecond cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy

N Liu, H Zhong, TY Chen, Y Lin, Z Wang, Y Ju - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In many low-temperature plasmas (LTPs), the OH radical and temperature represent key
properties of plasma reactivity. However, OH and temperature measurements in weakly …

Unraveling Nonequilibrium Generation of Atomic Nitrogen and Hydrogen in Plasma-Aided Ammonia Synthesis

N Liu, X Mao, C Kondratowicz, TY Chen, B Mei… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonequilibrium generation of atomic nitrogen and hydrogen governing ammonia production
both in the gas phase and on the catalyst surface is critical to plasma-aided ammonia …

Ignition enhancement of NH3/air mixtures by non-equilibrium excitation in a nanosecond pulsed plasma discharge

X Mao, H Zhong, N Liu, Y Ju - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0748. vid This work numerically
studies the ignition enhancement of NH3/air mixtures by non-equilibrium excitation in a …

Femtosecond Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of H and N in Plasma Assisted NH3 Synthesis

N Liu, X Mao, C Kondratowicz, TY Chen… - Laser Applications to …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
This work developed femtosecond two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence for
atomic nitrogen and hydrogen measurements, applied it to plasma aided ammonia …

Quantitative femtosecond two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence measurements of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms in an AC dielectric barrier discharge

N Liu, T Chen, H Zhong, C Kondratowicz… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0351. vid Plasma represents one
of the most attractive ways to synthesize ammonia (NH3), since it uses renewable electricity …

Development of thermally assisted OH PLIF temperature measurement method based on a single femtosecond laser

S Huang, M Shimura, M Tanahashi - Applied Physics B, 2024 - Springer
Recently, OH planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) using the broadband, ultrashort
femtosecond-duration (fs-duration) and the thermally assisted vibrational transfer in excited …