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In this work, a special striped water electrode dielectric barrier discharge device is designed. Through numerical solutions of the Laplace equation, the spatial distribution of the applied electric field is revealed to exhibit a strip-shaped nonuniform distribution featuring the alternating regions of enhanced and weakened field intensity. These field gradients play a pivotal role in governing the plasma, for the intensified regions act as preferential sites for discharge onset, directly shaping the formation and evolution of plasma structures. Using this device, a series of novel striped patterns is observed in the discharge of a mixed gas of air and argon, marking a significant advancement in pattern formation studies. Notably, four striped superlattice patterns are obtained for the first time, each displaying intricate structural hierarchies. Among them, the large and small dot honeycomb striped superlattice pattern featuring structural complexity is chosen to investigate the formation mechanisms. The pattern is composed of three substructures: small dots, large dots, and a honeycomb framework. In the experiment, the emission spectra of different substructures are measured using a spectrograph, revealing that they are in different plasma states. The spatiotemporal dynamic behaviors of the pattern are observed using a high-speed camera and two photomultiplier tubes. It is found that the discharge sequence is small dots → large dots → honeycomb framework, where the honeycomb framework is formed by the superposition of random discharge filaments. The electric field distributions at different times are simulated by solving the Poisson equation, and the result well explains the formation mechanism of the above-mentioned patterns.
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Keywords:
- dielectric barrier discharge /
- pattern /
- plasma
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图 1 实验装置图, 其中T1区域为凹槽有水位置, T2区域为无水位置, 白色虚线框标出了完全条纹水电极表面的放电区域, 放电区域长40 mm, 宽30 mm, 气隙d = 2 mm
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the experiment, T1 region is the grooved area filled with water, while the T2 region is the water-free area, a white dashed frame marks the discharge area on the surface of fully striped water electrode. Discharge area: length is 40 mm, width is 30 mm, gas gap d = 2 mm.
图 2 完全条纹电极介质阻挡放电中气隙外加电场的空间分布 (a)—(c) 不同z 处x-y平面内的电场分布, 外电场的模拟电压为U = 2.5 kV
Figure 2. Spatial distribution of applied electric field in the gas gap: (a)–(c) Electric field distribution in x-y plane at different z values, the applied voltage is 2.5 kV.
图 3 不同放电参数条件下(空气与氩气混合气体中氩气的含量χ, 气压p, 电压U)的条纹斑图 (a) 条纹斑图, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 2.2 kV; (b) 大点晕条纹斑图, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 2.8 kV; (c) 大小点条纹超点阵斑图, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 3.2 kV; (d) 双条纹斑图, χ = 0, p = 15 kPa, U = 3.8 kV; (e) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图, χ = 30%, p = 20 kPa, U = 4.4 kV; (f) 条纹蜂窝超点阵斑图, χ = 30%, p = 20 kPa, U = 4.8 kV
Figure 3. Stripe patterns under different discharge parameters (argon content χ in air-argon mixture, pressure p, voltage U): (a) Stripe pattern, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 2.2 kV; (b) large dot stripe pattern, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 2.8 kV; (c) large and small dots stripe superlattice pattern, χ = 0, p = 10 kPa, U = 3.2 kV; (d) double stripe pattern, χ = 0, p = 15 kPa, U = 3.8 kV; (e) large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern, χ = 30%, p = 20 kPa, U = 4.4 kV; (f) stripe honeycomb superlattice pattern, χ = 30%, p = 20 kPa, U = 4.8 kV.
图 4 斑图类型随外加电压增加的演化过程 (a) 初始斑图, U = 2.8 kV; (b) 双条纹斑图, U = 3.4 kV; (c) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图, U = 4.4 kV; (d) 条纹蜂窝超点阵斑图, U = 4.8 kV, 其他实验参数 p = 20 kPa, χ = 30%
Figure 4. Evolution sequence of large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern with voltage increase: (a) Initial pattern, U = 2.8 kV; (b) stripe pattern, U = 3.4 kV; (c) large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern, U = 4.4 kV; (d) stripe honeycomb superlattice pattern, U = 4.8 kV, other experimental parameters: p = 20 kPa, χ = 30%.
图 5 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图的光强分布 (a) 大小点蜂窝条纹斑图照片, 白色线框标出了光强模拟区域; (b) 不同子结构光强分布图
Figure 5. Light intensity distribution of the large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern: (a) Photograph of the large and small dots stripe superlattice pattern, the white border outlines the simulated light intensity area; (b) light intensity distribution of the pattern.
图 6 (a) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图演化过程随电压 U 与氩气含量 χ 的相图; (b) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图随气压 p 与氩气含量 χ 的相图
Figure 6. (a) Phase diagram of the evolution process of the large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern as a function of the voltage U and the argon content χ; (b) phase diagram of the large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern as a function of the gas pressure p and argon content χ.
图 7 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图的发射光谱 (a) 不同子结构在696.54 nm处谱线和中心部分放大图; (b) 子结构S, L和F的电子密度; (c) 不同子结构在360—420 nm内的氮分子发射光谱; (d) 子结构S, L和F的振动温度
Figure 7. Emission spectra of the large and small dots honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern: (a) Spectral line at 696.54 nm and magnified central region for different substructures; (b) electron density values for substructures S, L and F; (c) N2 emission spectra of substructures within 360–420 nm; (d) vibrational temperatures for substructures S, L and F.
图 8 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图的时空结构动力学测量 (a) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图; (b) 半周期的电流电压波形图; (c) S和L的时间相关性测量; (d) S和F的时间相关性测量
Figure 8. Spatial-temporal structure dynamics measurement of large and small honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern: (a) Image of the pattern; (b) waveforms of voltage and current of the pattern in the positive half-cycle; (c) temporal correlation measurement of S and L; (d) temporal correlation measurement of S and F.
图 9 框架的不同电压周期叠加下的照片 (a)—(d) 在Δt3 曝光下分别对应叠加的电压周期分别为1, 20, 50和100的照片
Figure 9. Photos of the frame superimposed with different voltage periods. At an exposure time of Δt3: (a)–(d) Correspond respectively to the photographs with superimposed voltage cycles of 1, 20, 50, and 100.
图 10 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图不同放电时刻的电场分布以及对应的子结构放电示意图 (a) 大小点蜂窝条纹超点阵斑图的电压电流波形图; (b) 斑图的示意图; (c)—(e) 正半周期气隙中t1, t2和t3时刻的电场分布; (f)—(h) 负半周期每个子结构开始前的电场分布; (c1)—(h1) 分别对应图(c)—(h)电场分布下的子结构放电示意图
Figure 10. Electric field distributions at different moments of the large and small dot honeycomb stripe superlattice pattern and the corresponding schematic diagrams of substructure: (a) Applied voltage and current waveforms for the pattern; (b) schematic diagram of the pattern; (c)–(e) electric field distributions in the gas gap at t1, t2, and t3 during the positive half-cycle; (f)–(h) correspond respectively to the electric field distributions before the discharge of each substructure in the negative half-cycle; (c1)–(h1) schematic illustrations of substructure discharge corresponding to the electric fields in panels (c)–(h).
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