Gas breakdown at microscale dimensions has been of great interest to the
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and plasma communities for nearly 15 years as …

Fundamental processes for electric breakdown, ie, electrode emission and bulk ionization,
as well as the resultant Paschen's law, are reviewed under various conditions. The effect of …

This Perspective outlines theoretical, simulation, and experimental studies linking electron
emission and gas breakdown. Many studies have investigated field emission-driven …

The challenges and benefits of microwave-induced microdischarges are reviewed.
Transmission lines, resonators and surface wave launchers may be used for coupling …

While multiple studies have explored the mechanism for DC and AC microscale gas
breakdown, few have assessed the mechanism for pulsed voltage gas breakdown at the …

Ionization gas sensors are ubiquitous tools that can monitor desired gases or detect
abnormalities in real time to protect the environment of living organisms or to maintain clean …

The decrease in electronic device size necessitates greater understanding of gas
breakdown and electron emission at microscale to optimize performance. While traditional …

Electronics miniaturization motivates gas breakdown predictions for microscale and smaller
gaps, since traditional breakdown theory fails when gap size, d, is smaller than∼ 15 μm at …

This paper reports gas breakdown characteristics in microgaps with multiple concentric
protrusions on the cathode in the transition from the Townsend to the subnormal glow …

Micro-discharge is the process that gas breakdown occurs on a small spatial scale to
generate plasma. With the decrease of the discharge scale, the high electric field makes the …