Influence of Gap Spacing between Dielectric Barriers in Atmospheric Pressure Discharges

The breakdown activity in helium atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma is strongly modified by introducing small impurities (nitrogen (N₂) and air in ppm), although its precise implications for the behavior of discharge plasma is not evident under several constraints. In this simulation study, we investigate the influence of gap spacing between the dielectric barriers to explore the dynamic modification in the structure of discharge plasma in distinct phases of the discharge current pulse using a two‐dimensional fluid model in He‐air gas mixture. Specifically, the impact of nitrogen and air impurities is contrasted by exploring the spatial distributions of electrons in the breakdown phase under similar operating conditions. The filamentary mode of DBD plasma in He‐N₂ is transformed into uniform glow discharge in He‐air gas mixture by the dominant effect of Penning ionization. Finally, the outcomes of two‐dimensional fluid model are validated by comparing with three‐dimensional fluid model to provide the reliability of numerical simulations. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

介质表面附近微波大气击穿的理论研究

将麦克斯韦方程组和简化等离子体方程耦合求解, 对介质表面附近大气击穿形成等离子体的过程进行了理论研究. 分别使用一维、二维模型对等离子体的形成过程及等离子体对电磁波的反射、吸收过程进行了模拟研究. 一维计算结果发现在n_e = 0, j = 0两种边界条件下, 虽然形成的等离子体密度分布相差较大, 但二者得到的微波反射、吸收、透射波形彼此相差不大. 初始电子数密度厚度为20 mm的条件下, 得到界面附近的等离子体密度大于5 mm厚度的情况. 二维计算结果发现, 由于TE10模在波导中心位置处的微波电场最强, 电子碰撞电离首先在中心位置处形成等离子体, 当等离子体密度达到一定值(临界密度附近)时, 波导中心介质表面处微波场强减小, 等离子体区域沿着介质表面向两侧移动. TE10模在波导边缘处微波电场强度小于击穿阈值, 因此等离子体区域不可能移动到波导边缘附近.     

Characteristics of the discharge of a charged dielectric in low-pressure air

A charged dielectric generates a series of discharges in the surrounding air when the pressure is steadily reduced from near atmospheric to fractions of a torr. The dielectrics here employed were Mylar and Teflon. With positive polarity different discharge regimes were observed as the pressure varied: spark and long streamers at relatively high pressure; diffuse cloud-like discharges below 266 Pa (2 torr). With negative polarity it is difficult to induce a discharge, due to the absence of an electron-emitting surface. Similarities between our results and some of the features of mesospheric and stratospheric discharges are discussed.     

介质阻挡放电中同心圆环斑图的产生机理

在氩气空气混合气体介质阻挡放电中, 得到了同心圆环斑图. 采用高速照相机拍摄了同心圆环斑图在外加电压半周期时间尺度内的放电照片, 发现放电丝是构成同心圆环斑图的基本单元. 通过对比高速照相机拍摄的连续三个正半周期和负半周期的六张放电图像, 证实肉眼看到的同心圆环斑图是由不同半周期放电位置和不同的大量放电丝长时间积累叠加产生的. 随着外加电压升高, 同心圆环斑图会演化成螺旋波, 然后重新转变成同心圆环斑图. 通过对两种斑图的形成和转化特点进行分析, 推断该螺旋波应具有和同心圆环斑图相似的动力学机理. 计算了两种斑图的放电功率, 发现功率随外加电压增加近似满足线性增长的关系. 利用相关计算的方法计算并对比了不同延迟时间下两种斑图的互相关系数, 结果表明, 同心圆环斑图的互相关系数相对较低且无明显规律, 螺旋波的互相关系数稍高且具有随延迟时间增大呈现振荡的特点.     

Co含量对Bi6Fe2-xCoxTi3O18样品多铁性的影响

用固相工艺制备了Bi₆Fe_2-xCo_xTi₃O₁₈ (BFCT-x, x=0, 0.2, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 和2.0)多铁陶瓷样品, 样品X射线谱分析发现, 随着Co含量的增加, 样品晶格常数出现了先增大后减小的变化. 室温下, BFCT-0.6样品呈现出相对较高的饱和磁化强度, 2M_s约为4.49 emu/g, BFCT-1.0具有最高的剩余磁化强度, 2M_r约为0.89 emu/g. Co含量在0.2 ≤x≤qslant 1.2范围内, 随着Co含量的增加样品顺磁–铁磁相变温度从752 K降至372 K. 小量的Co改善了样品的铁电性能, 当x=0.6时样品样品的铁电性能最佳, 随着含量增大样品铁电性能下降, 但当x >1.2时样品的铁电性能又得到了改善.     

直流老化对CaCu3Ti4O12陶瓷介电性能的影响

在电场为3.5 kV/cm的条件下, 对CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷进行了60 h的直流老化, 研究了老化过程对CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷介电性能和电气特性的影响. J-E特性测试结果表明, 直流老化导致CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷击穿场强、非线性系数和势垒高度明显降低. 介电性能测试结果表明, 低频介电常数和介电损耗明显增大, 并且介电损耗随频率的变化遵从Debye弛豫理论, 可分解为直流电导损耗和弛豫损耗, 直流老化主要导致了电导损耗的增加. 在低温233 K, 介电损耗谱中出现两个弛豫峰, 其活化能分别为0.10, 0.50 eV, 认为对应着晶粒和畴界的弛豫过程, 且不随直流老化而变化. 通过电模量谱对CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷的弛豫过程进行了表征, 发现直流老化导致的界面空间电荷在外施交变电场的作用下符合Maxwell-Wagner极化效应, 并在低频区形成新的弛豫峰. 在高温323-473 K的阻抗谱中, 晶界弛豫峰在直流老化后明显向高频移动, 其对应的活化能从1.23 eV 下降到0.72 eV, 晶界阻抗值下降了约两个数量级. 最后, 建立了CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂陶瓷的阻容电路模型, 分析了介电弛豫过程与电性能之间的关联.     

Nonhydrogenic exciton spectrum in perovskite CH3NH3PbI3

The excitons in the orthorhombic phase of the perovskite CH₃NH₃PbI₃ are studied using the effective mass approximation. The electron–hole interaction is screened by a distance‐dependent dielectric function, as described by the Haken potential or the Pollmann–Büttner potential. The energy spectrum and the eigenfunctions are calculated for both cases. The results show that the Pollmann–Büttner model, using the corresponding parameters obtained from ab initio calculations, provides better agreement with the experimental results.

     

Effect of phase transformation on optical and dielectric properties of zirconium oxide nanoparticles

Zirconium oxide nanoparticle (ZrO₂) is synthesized by the hydrothermal method at different calcination temperatures. The structural analysis is carried out by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectra. The sample prepared at 400 °C and 1100 °C showed the cubic and monoclinic phase, respectively, and the sample calcined at 600 °C and 800 °C showed the mixed phase with co-existence of cubic and monoclinic phases. Furthermore, the morphology and particle size of these samples were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis. The band gap estimated from UV–Vis spectra of ZrO₂ (zirconia) nanocrystalline materials calcined at different temperatures from 400 °C to 1100 °C was in the range of 2.6–4.2 eV. The frequency dependence of dielectric constant and dielectric loss was investigated at room temperature. The low frequency region of dielectric constant is attributed to space charge effects.