Pure Appl. Chem., 2005, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 487-495
doi:10.1351/pac200577020487
Atmospheric pressure plasma of dielectric barrier discharges*
A. Chirokov, A. Gutsol, and A. Fridman
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel Plasma Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Abstract:
The dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) has a number of industrial applications and has been a subject of research for many years. Many studies have been carried out to understand the underlying DBD physics. Despite the fact that much progress has been made, some important issues are still far from being clear. In this work, we summarize the basics of DBD physics and introduce innovative concepts of discharge behavior that were discovered recently.
Keywords: cooperative phenomena; dielectric barrier discharge; memory effect; plasma chemistry; regular microdischarge pattern; streamer.
*Paper based on a presentation at the 16th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC-16), Taormina, Italy, 22-27 June 2003. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 345-495.
All articles from the 16th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC-16), Taormina, Italy, 22–27 June 2003.