Comparing growth of titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in weakly magnetised capacitively coupled plasmas

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Main Authors: Ramkorun, Bhavesh, Chandrasekhar, Gautam, Rangari, Vijaya, Thakur, Saikat C., Comes, Ryan B., Thomas Jr, Edward
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Published: 2024
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author Ramkorun, Bhavesh
Chandrasekhar, Gautam
Rangari, Vijaya
Thakur, Saikat C.
Comes, Ryan B.
Thomas Jr, Edward
author_facet Ramkorun, Bhavesh
Chandrasekhar, Gautam
Rangari, Vijaya
Thakur, Saikat C.
Comes, Ryan B.
Thomas Jr, Edward
contents This study compares the growth cycles and spatial distribution of dust cloud for titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in capacitively coupled radiofrequency plasmas, with and without the presence of a weak magnetic field of approximately 500 Gauss. Findings on cycle time, growth rate, and spatial distribution of dust cloud are discussed. The growth of nanoparticles in these plasmas is cyclic, with particles reaching their maximum size and subsequently moving out of the plasma, followed by the generation of a new particle growth cycle. The presence of the magnetic field speeds up the growth cycle in both plasma. The magnetic field also makes the spatial distribution of the two dust cloud different from each other. Langmuir probe measurement of the background plasma parameters such as electron temperature and floating potential reveal radial variations in floating potential but not electron temperature. Furthermore, the magnetic field changes the radial variation of floating potential. These measurements, however, are not sufficient to explain why the two dust clouds appear differently. It is possible that the differences occur due to a gradient in the radial distribution of the magnetic field.
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spellingShingle Comparing growth of titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in weakly magnetised capacitively coupled plasmas
Ramkorun, Bhavesh
Chandrasekhar, Gautam
Rangari, Vijaya
Thakur, Saikat C.
Comes, Ryan B.
Thomas Jr, Edward
Plasma Physics
This study compares the growth cycles and spatial distribution of dust cloud for titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in capacitively coupled radiofrequency plasmas, with and without the presence of a weak magnetic field of approximately 500 Gauss. Findings on cycle time, growth rate, and spatial distribution of dust cloud are discussed. The growth of nanoparticles in these plasmas is cyclic, with particles reaching their maximum size and subsequently moving out of the plasma, followed by the generation of a new particle growth cycle. The presence of the magnetic field speeds up the growth cycle in both plasma. The magnetic field also makes the spatial distribution of the two dust cloud different from each other. Langmuir probe measurement of the background plasma parameters such as electron temperature and floating potential reveal radial variations in floating potential but not electron temperature. Furthermore, the magnetic field changes the radial variation of floating potential. These measurements, however, are not sufficient to explain why the two dust clouds appear differently. It is possible that the differences occur due to a gradient in the radial distribution of the magnetic field.
title Comparing growth of titania and carbonaceous dusty nanoparticles in weakly magnetised capacitively coupled plasmas
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00951