A New Stripline-Based Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Plasma Sheet Source Designed for Surface Modification of Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Concept of the Stripline-Based MPSS
3. Numerical Analysis
3.1. Geometry
3.2. Governing Equation and Boundary Conditions
4. Calculation Results
4.1. Open Configuration
4.2. Semi-Closed Configuration
4.3. Calculation Results for Closed Configuration
5. Experiment
5.1. Experimental Arrangement
5.2. Experimental Results
6. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nowakowska, H.; Czylkowski, D.; Hrycak, B.; Jasiński, M. A New Stripline-Based Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Plasma Sheet Source Designed for Surface Modification of Materials. Materials 2021, 14, 7212. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237212
Nowakowska H, Czylkowski D, Hrycak B, Jasiński M. A New Stripline-Based Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Plasma Sheet Source Designed for Surface Modification of Materials. Materials. 2021; 14(23):7212. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237212
Chicago/Turabian StyleNowakowska, Helena, Dariusz Czylkowski, Bartosz Hrycak, and Mariusz Jasiński. 2021. "A New Stripline-Based Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Plasma Sheet Source Designed for Surface Modification of Materials" Materials 14, no. 23: 7212. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237212