较大体积的大气压空气介质阻挡放电特性研究

利用三电极介质阻挡放电装置, 在主放电区产生了较大体积的大气压空气均匀放电. 利用光学与电学方法, 对主放电特性进行了研究, 发现随驱动功率的不同, 主放电存在等离子体羽和等离子体柱两种模式, 等离子体羽的击穿电压随外加电压峰值的增加而减小. 利用光电倍增管对两种放电模式进行了空间分辨测量, 发现等离子体羽是以发光光层的形式传播, 而等离子体柱是连续放电. 通过采集两种放电的发射光谱, 对其振动温度和转动温度进行了测量. 发现两种放电模式的振转温度均随着U_p的增大而降低. 关键词： 介质阻挡放电 等离子体羽 等离子体柱 发射光谱     

大气压氩气微放电通道中电子激发温度的时间演化

利用双水电极介质阻挡放电装置，采用光谱方法测量了大气压氩气介质阻挡放电微放电通道 中的电子温度的时间演化.选取波长为69654nm(2P₂→1S₅)，763 51nm(2P₆→1S₅ )，77242nm(2P₂→1S₃)的氩原子谱线进行了时间分辨测量.实验 发现在放电期间，电 压波形开始下降，在放电熄灭后又开始上升.高能级为2P₂的跃迁（77242nm和 69654nm ）比2P₆的跃迁76351nm要延迟几十ns.根据其时间分辨谱，估算了微放电中的 电子激发 温度的时间演化，结果表明，电子激发温度并不是一个恒定值，而是随时间变化的.当放电 电流达到最大值，即电子密度达到最大值时，其电子温度并未达到最大值，而经过200ns 后 才达到最大值. 关键词： 大气压介质阻挡放电 发射光谱 电子激发温度 微放电通道     

离子液体在大气压等离子体中稳定性研究

采用发射光谱、紫外可见吸收光谱、红外吸收光谱和核磁共振技术分析1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑硫酸氢盐（[Bmim]HSO₄）, 1-丁基吡啶硫酸氢盐（HSO₄）和1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟化硼（[Bmim]BF₄）三种离子液体在大气压介质阻挡放电氩等离子体体系中的稳定性,并分别以上述三种离子液体为辅助液采用大气压介质阻挡放电等离子体技术制备TiO₂,进一步研究三种离子液体在等离子体中的稳定性对所制备的TiO₂晶相结构的影响。结果表明：向大气压介质阻挡放电氩等离子体中分别引入[Bmim]HSO₄,HSO₄和[Bmim]BF₄离子液体后并未改变氩等离子体放电光谱谱峰的位置和数量且没有新的谱峰生成,但谱峰强度都明显降低,说明上述三种离子液体没有在等离子体区蒸发形成激发态物种;[Bmim]HSO₄和HSO₄放电前后的红外吸收光谱基本一致,表明离子液体在放电后的化学键未发生改变;[Bmim]HSO₄和HSO₄的紫外可见吸收光谱显示其吸收峰的位置和强度未发生改变,说明两种离子液体在等离子体作用后的结构是稳定的;[Bmim]BF₄放电前后的红外吸收光谱各个特征峰并无明显差异,但其紫外可见吸收光谱图谱吸收峰的位置却发生较大的偏移,进一步对放电前后的[Bmim]BF₄离子液体进行核磁共振分析,两者的1H NMR峰数相同,但放电后的离子液体化学位移向高位偏移大约0.2单位,说明其化学环境发生了变化,表明有部分[Bmim]BF₄结构发生改变。光谱和核磁共振技术分析表明离子液体[Bmim]BF₄在等离子体作用后结构发生了改变。采用三种离子液体辅助大气压介质阻挡放电等离子体技术制备TiO₂样品的X-射线衍射分析结果表明 [Bmim]HSO₄和HSO₄辅助制备的HSO₄-TiO₂和[Bmim]HSO₄-TiO₂,谱图与锐钛矿相TiO₂标准谱图基本一致,表明所制备的TiO₂为纯锐钛矿型。而[Bmim]BF₄辅助制备的[Bmim]BF₄-TiO₂在2θ=24.1°处的衍射峰向小角度偏移,2θ=48°处的衍射峰向大角度偏移,说明[Bmim]BF₄在辅助制备TiO₂过程中,F进入TiO₂的晶格,破坏了TiO₂原子间的平衡状态,生成了F掺杂TiO₂光催化材料。F掺杂TiO₂光催化材料的形成也间接证明了离子液体[Bmim]BF₄在大气压等离子体中的不稳定性,此结果与核磁共振及紫外可见光的检测结果相一致。同时说明离子液体在等离子体的作用下对于纯锐钛矿晶格的形成和促进高活性掺杂型的光催化材料具有重要作用。为等离子体辅助离子液体制备高性能纳米材料提供重要的实验和理论依据。     

介质阻挡放电丝模式和均匀模式转化的特性

利用水电极介质阻挡放电装置,采用电学方法和发射光谱,研究了空气中介质阻挡放电从微放电丝模式向均匀放电模式转化的过程. 结果表明,大气压下增大外加电压或者电压一定减小气压,放电都能够从微放电丝模式过渡到均匀模式. 高气压下放电为流光击穿而低气压下为辉光放电. 利用放电发射光谱,研究了高能电子比例随实验参数的变化. 结果表明气压减小时高能电子比例增大,电压增加时高能电子减少. 利用壁电荷理论对以上实验结果进行了定性分析. 结果对介质阻挡均匀放电的深入研究具有重要价值. 关键词： 介质阻挡放电 光学发射谱 微放电丝 均匀放电模式     

常压He气和N$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;气均匀介质阻挡放电的伏安特性

对带有多电流峰的常压He气均匀介质阻挡放电与常压N₂气均匀介质阻挡放电的伏安特性进行了实验分析. 分析结果表明：实验结果与模拟结果相符. 在带有多电流峰的常压He均匀介质阻挡放电中,辉光放电模式和汤森放电模式可以共存于一个多电流放电序列内. 此外,在放电电流增长阶段,可以根据常压均匀介质阻挡放电的伏安特性曲线的微分电导来判断均匀介质阻挡放电的放电模式. 在放电电流增长阶段,如果电流脉冲的伏安特性曲线呈现负微分电导,则电流脉冲为辉光放电模式;如果呈现正微分电导,则为汤森放电模式. 由此可以判断,常压N₂气均匀介质阻挡放电为汤森放电模式. 关键词： 伏安特性 辉光放电模式 汤森放电模式 常压均匀介质阻挡放电     

正弦削波电压调控大气压氦气非平滑表面介质阻挡放电均匀性的仿真研究

在大气压介质阻挡放电的实际应用中,等离子体通常作用于非平滑表面.其表面形貌导致的电场畸变和表面电荷分布不均匀,会对放电的均匀稳定产生不利影响.建立了下介质板为波浪状的大气压氦气介质阻挡放电仿真模型,并采用正弦削波电压对放电均匀性进行调控.结果表明:相比于未削波情况下,放电均匀性提高,介质阻挡放电从柱状放电模式转换为准均匀放电模式.这可以归因于气隙电压降低而产生的不完全放电消散;随后的电子回流过程使残余空间电子与表面电荷中和,限制了表面电荷积累.随着削波比例增加,表面电荷分布更为均匀,进而导致电场分布在径向上波动减弱.此外,在一定削波范围内放电效率也有所提高.本研究揭示了削波电压对非平滑表面介质阻挡放电的影响机理,为介质阻挡放电均匀性调控提供了新的思路.     

正弦交流电压驱动低气压CO2放电特性的对比:DBD结构与裸电极结构

火星大气富含CO₂(～95%),对其原位利用具有重要的科学和经济价值.高压放电转化CO₂具有绿色环保、可控程度高、使用寿命长等优势,在火星CO₂资源原位转化利用方面具有应用潜力.本文模拟火星低气压条件下CO₂氛围,针对kHz交流电压驱动两种典型电极结构(有/无阻挡介质)的放电特性开展对比实验研究,并辅以数值仿真分析两种电极结构下CO₂放电产物及其转化途径.结果表明,引入阻挡介质后,由于介质表面累积电荷和空间电荷畸变电场导致放电从半周期单次放电转变为多脉冲放电,不同放电脉冲对应的放电通道随机产生.主要放电产物中,CO依赖阴极位降区边界处电子与CO₂附着分解反应产生,O₂大部分产生于瞬时阳极表面或瞬时阳极侧介质表面电子与CO₂~+复合分解反应.进一步发现,介质引入不改变二者产生位置和主导反应路径,但会降低阴极位降区边界处电子密度和电子温度,使CO产量有所减少;并降低放电功率,使到达瞬时阳极表面和瞬时阳极侧介质表面的C...     

大气压介质阻挡放电的光谱研究

使用水电极介质阻挡放电装置,分别在大气压空气和氦气中实现了稳定的高气压放电。通过水电极观察两种气体的放电,发现大气压空气中放电为空间随机分布的微放电丝,等离子体是不均匀的,而在氦气中放电没有微放电丝,空间分布比较均匀。比较而言,这种均匀放电产生的等离子体具有更广泛的工业应用前景。对两种气体中放电的电流波形进行了比较,发现空气中放电的电流脉冲在时间上是随机出现的而氦气中放电的电流脉冲在时间上具有周期性,并且空气中放电脉冲宽度约为几十ns而氦气中放电的电流持续时间较长,脉冲宽度大约为1μs。文章还对两种气体中介质阻挡放电发射光谱进行了研究,结果表明大气压氦气中均匀放电的N+₂(B2Σ+_u→X2Σ+_g)谱线391.4nm很强而在大气压空气放电中此光谱线很弱。这些研究结果对高气压条件下均匀放电的实现和大气压辉光放电的工业应用具有重要意义。     

绝缘阻挡放电等离子体发光光谱的特性

为了对绝缘阻挡放电(DBD)等离子体进行参数优化,以常压DBD等离子体为研究对象,在常温常压下使用可见光光栅光谱仪对等离子体发光光谱进行了诊断,得到了N₂和O₂的第二正带跃迁谱线. 通过对等离子体光谱的分析发现,等离子体发射光谱强度随着电压升高而增大,并且在39—41kHz的范围内可以获得稳定的等离子体发光. 与此同时,Helium气体的引入,可以在很大程度上增加等离子体的发光强度. 与理论分析结合,证实了光谱测量方法在DBD等离子体研究上的可行性. 关键词： 绝缘阻挡放电 光谱 荧光 光谱仪     

离子轰击控制准直碳纳米管生长的研究

用CH₄,H₂和NH₃作为反应气体，利用等离子体增强热丝化学汽相沉积制备出准直碳纳米管，并用扫描电子显微镜研究了不同负偏压对准直碳纳米管生长的影响. 结果表明，随着负偏压的增大，准直碳纳米管的平均直径减小、平均长度增大. 由于辉光放电的产生，在衬底表面附近形成阴极鞘层，并在阴极鞘层内形成大量的离子和在衬底表面附近形成很强的电场. 离子在电场的作用下对衬底表面的强烈轰击将对准直碳纳米管的生长产生影响. 结合有关理论，分析和讨论了离子的轰击对准 关键词： 准直碳纳米管 离子轰击 负偏压     

A novel continuous process for synthesis of carbon nanotubes using iron floating catalyst and MgO particles for CVD of methane in a fluidized bed reactor

A novel continuous process is used for production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of methane on iron floating catalyst in situ deposited on MgO in a fluidized bed reactor. In the hot zone of the reactor, sublimed ferrocene vapors were contacted with MgO powder fluidized by methane feed to produce Fe/MgO catalyst in situ. An annular tube was used to enhance the ferrocene and MgO contacting efficiency. Multi-wall as well as single-wall CNTs was grown on the Fe/MgO catalyst while falling down the reactor. The CNTs were continuously collected at the bottom of the reactor, only when MgO powder was used. The annular tube enhanced the contacting efficiency and improved both the quality and quantity of CNTs.The SEM and TEM micrographs of the products reveal that the CNTs are mostly entangled bundles with diameters of about 10-20 nm. Raman spectra show that the CNTs have low amount of amorphous/defected carbon with I_G/I_D ratios as high as 10.2 for synthesis at 900 °C. The RBM Raman peaks indicate formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) of 1.0-1.2 nm diameter.     

Formation of well-packed TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanoparticles on multiwall carbon nanotubes using CVD method to fabricate high sensitive gas sensors

Titanium oxide nanoparticles were coated on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to achieve highly compact nanoparticles of about 5 nm on CNT structure. The CNTs with a diameter of about 50 nm were grown by plasma enhanced CVD. Gas sensitivity of the fabricated structure was investigated and compared with TiO₂/CNT composite-based gas sensors. The effect of the structural interaction between the nanoparticles and the CNT wall on sensing mechanism of the as-prepared gas sensors was investigated. Ultrasensitive gas sensors were obtained by TiO₂/CNT nanostructures with strong interaction between the MWCNT and the TiO₂ nanoparticles. The measurements show high chemical activity and exceptional electrical response of the as-prepared structure being exposed to gases. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to obtain structural information.     

STM/STS investigation of carbon nanotubes deposited on Bi2Te3 surface

This paper reports our scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS) study of double-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) of different diameter deposited on Bi₂Te₃ (narrow gap semiconductor). The approximate diameter of the studied double-walled and multi-walled CNTs was 2 nm and 8 nm, respectively. Crystalline Bi2Te3 was used as a substrate to enhance the contrast between the CNTs and the substrate in the STS measurements performed to examine peculiarities of CNT morphology, such as junctions, ends or structural defects, in terms of their electronic structure.      

Growth of carbon nanotubes on stainless steel substrates by DC-PECVD

We report on the fabrication of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on Ni-coated stainless steel (SUS) substrates by using dc plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The synthesized CNTs have the diameter of about 30 nm and the length of about 1.2 μm. To verify the effects of SUS substrates on the growth of CNTs, CNTs had also been grown on Ni-coated Si substrates. CNTs grown on the SUS substrates were more uniform compared with those grown on the Si substrates. Field emission properties of the CNT films were measured in the diode configuration, and the turn-on electric field of 3.87 V/μm and field enhancement factor β of about 1737 were obtained from the synthesized CNTs at the gap of 500 μm between the SUS substrate and the anode. These results have not only clarified the effects of the substrate on the growth of CNTs, but also shown the potential of CNTs in field emission applications, especially CNT-based cold-cathode X-ray tubes.     

Fabrication and characterization of suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes

Suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) between SiO₂ pillars via a direct lithographic route using a simple mixture of catalyst precursor [Co(III) acetylacetonate, Co(acac)₃] and conventional electron beam resist (ma-N2403) were fabricated. The catalytic electron beam resist (Cat-ER) layer plays dual roles as a catalyst and a resist layer for the growth and alignment of CNTs, respectively. The structure of the grown nanotube was characterized by Raman spectroscopy (633 nm laser excitation). Nanotubes grown from Cat-ER with Co(acac)₃ show the typical Raman spectra of SWCNTs which are characterized by the strong tangential bands near to 1590 cm⁻¹ and radial breathing modes (RBMs) in the low frequency region (<300 cm⁻¹). The calculated diameter of the probed nanotubes individually corresponds to the range 0.86-1.77 nm.     

Aligned carbon nanotubes catalytically grown on iron-based nanoparticles obtained by laser-induced CVD

Iron-based nanoparticles are prepared by a laser-induced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. They are characterized as body-centered Fe and Fe₂O₃ (maghemite/magnetite) particles with sizes ≤5 and 10 nm, respectively. The Fe particles are embedded in a protective carbon matrix. Both kind of particles are dispersed by spin-coating on SiO₂/Si(1 0 0) flat substrates. They are used as catalyst to grow carbon nanotubes by a plasma- and filaments-assisted catalytic CVD process (PE-HF-CCVD). Vertically oriented and thin carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown with few differences between the two samples, except the diameter in relation to the initial size of the iron particles, and the density. The electron field emission of these samples exhibit quite interesting behavior with a low turn-on voltage at around 1 V/μm.     

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic vapor decomposition (CVD) method: Optimization of various parameters for the maximum yield

This paper describes an effect of flow rate, carrier gas (H₂, N₂ and Ar) composition, and amount of benzene on the quality and the yield of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) formed by catalytical vapour dcomposition (CVD) method. The flow and mass control of gases and precursor vapors respectively were found to be interdependent and therefore crucial in deciding the quality and yield of CNTs. We have achieved this by modified soap bubble flowmeter, which controlled the flow rates of two gases, simultaneously. With the help of this set-up, CNTs could be prepared in any common laboratory. Raman spectroscopy indicated the possibilities of formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). From scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements, an average diameter of the tube/bundle was estimated to be about 70 nm. The elemental analysis using energy dispersion spectrum (EDS) suggested 96 at.wt.% carbon along with ca. 4 at.wt.% iron in the as-prepared sample. Maximum yield and best quality CNTs were obtained using H₂ as the carrier gas.      

Large scale intercalated growth of short aligned carbon nanotubes among vermiculite layers in a fluidized bed reactor

Short aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were intercalated grown among vermiculite layers from ethylene using a simple fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The length of CNTs ranged from 0.5 to 1.5 μm after a synthesizing duration of 1-5 min at 650 °C. The as-grown CNTs vertically aligned to the vermiculite layers were with the mean outer and inner diameter of 6.7 and 3.7 nm, respectively. A CNT yield of 0.22 g/g_cat was obtained for a 5-min growth. Those indicated that the fluidized bed CVD was an effective way for mass production of short CNTs.     

Field emission properties and synthesis of carbon nanotubes grown by rf plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method was employed to grow the Fe-catalyzed carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The grown CNTs with a uniform diameter in the range of about 10-20 nm and the typical lengths beyond 1 μm resulted in a very high aspect ratio. The Raman and TEM results showed that the grown CNTs contained a large amount of carbonaceous particles and crystal defects, such as pentagon-heptagon pair defects. XPS measurement indicated that the CNTs had CH covalent bonds. Field emission characteristics exhibited the low turn-on threshold field of 2.75 V/μm and the maximum emission current density of 7.75 mA/cm² at 6.5 V/μm. The growth mechanism of CNTs and the effects of hydrogen plasma on their structure were discussed.