Generation of uniform plasmas by crossed internal oscillating current sheets : key concepts and experimental verification
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2005
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The results of comprehensive experimental studies of the operation, stability, and plasma parameters of the low-frequency (0.46 MHz) inductively coupled plasmas sustained by the internal oscillating rf current are reported. The rf plasma is generated by using a custom-designed configuration of the internal rf coil that comprises two perpendicular sets of eight currents in each direction. Various diagnostic tools, such as magnetic probes, optical emission spectroscopy, and an rf-compensated Langmuir probe were used to investigate the electromagnetic, optical, and global properties of the argon plasma in wide ranges of the applied rf power and gas feedstock pressure. It is found that the uniformity of the electromagnetic field inside the plasma reactor is improved as compared to the conventional sources of inductively coupled plasmas with the external flat coil configuration. A reasonable agreement between the experimental data and computed electromagnetic field topography inside the chamber is reported. The Langmuir probe measurements reveal that the spatial profiles of the electron density, the effective electron temperature, plasma potential, and electron energy distribution/probability functions feature a high degree of the radial and axial uniformity and a weak azimuthal dependence, which is consistent with the earlier theoretical predictions. As the input rf power increases, the azimuthal dependence of the global plasma parameters vanishes. The obtained results demonstrate that by introducing the internal oscillated rf currents one can noticeably improve the uniformity of electromagnetic field topography, rf power deposition, and the plasma density in the reactor. |
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American Institute of Physics |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/73887/1/73887%28pub%29.pdf DOI:10.1063/1.1826214 Tsakadze, E.L., Ostrikov, K., Tsakadze, Z.L., & Xu, S. (2005) Generation of uniform plasmas by crossed internal oscillating current sheets : key concepts and experimental verification. Journal of Applied Physics, 97(1), 013301-1. |
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Copyright 2005 American Institute of Physics |
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Science & Engineering Faculty |
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Journal Article |