Plasma Sources Science & Technology

Papers
(The TQCC of Plasma Sources Science & Technology is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Generation of high-density plasma via transparent electrode in capacitively coupled plasma135
Collisional-radiative model of a supersonic inductive plasma torch129
Insight into reactive oxygen plasma characteristics and reaction mechanism on SRF accelerator plasma cleaning110
Characterization of a radiofrequency linear plasma device in uniform and convergent magnetic fields108
Control of spoke movement in DCMS plasmas82
ThunderBoltz: an open-source direct simulation Monte Carlo Boltzmann solver for plasma transport, chemical kinetics, and 0D modeling70
Mechanism of electron power absorption in radio frequency plasmas with inverse sheaths68
Ion energy distributions from the impact of an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge plasma jet on surfaces67
Dynamics simulation of pulsed-DC helium plasma jet enhanced by an additional floating electrode56
Power dissipation during the ignition of pulse-modulated dual RF capacitively coupled argon plasmas at different pressures55
Formation and consumption of HO 2 radicals in ns pulse O 2 –He plasmas over a liquid water surface49
Numerical optimization of dielectric properties to achieve process uniformity in capacitively coupled plasma reactors43
A plasma loss to sidewall model for 1D PIC/MCC simulation for plasma transport estimation40
Dynamics of sputtered particles in multipulse HiPIMS discharge39
Generation and delivery of free hydroxyl radicals using a remote plasma34
Homogeneous dielectric barrier discharge in CO234
Barrier discharges in CO2 – optical emission spectra analysis and E/N determination from intensity ratio34
Analyzing atomic oxygen product evolution in micro cavity plasma arrays by a combination of a multi-PMT OES setup and a 0D chemical model33
Effective secondary electron yields for different surface materials in capacitively coupled plasmas33
Electropositive core in electronegative magnetized capacitive radio frequency plasmas32
An updated set of electron-impact cross sections for CO2: untangling dissociation and application to CO2 with Ar and N2 admixtures29
Polarization properties of E-FISH signals and optimization of simultaneous measurement of electric field vectors28
Plasma–liquid interactions: an experiment and simulation study on plasma dynamic behaviors near the gas–liquid interfacial layer28
Development of a flat cutoff probe covered with a dielectric layer for non-invasive plasma diagnostics28
On the determination of the vibrational temperature by optical emission spectroscopy28
Benchmarking and validation of a hybrid model for electropositive and electronegative capacitively coupled plasmas28
Modeling the hundreds-of-nanoseconds-long irradiation of tin droplets with a 2 µm-wavelength laser for future EUV lithography27
Energy-dependent implementation of secondary electron emission models in continuum kinetic sheath simulations27
Tomographic characterization of electron properties in xenon Hall thruster plasmas using collisional–radiative optical emission spectroscopy27
The effects of catalyst conductivity and loading of dielectric surface structures on plasma dynamics in patterned dielectric barrier discharges26
Plasma acceleration in a magnetic arch26
Azimuthal plasma inhomogeneity in planar Hall thrusters: spatiotemporal evolution and its impacts on performance26
Time-resolved measurement of electron energy distribution function in secondary streamer in atmospheric-pressure air using Thomson scattering25
Plasma thermal-chemical instability of low-temperature dimethyl ether oxidation in a nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier discharge25
Plasma–liquid interactions on acoustically structured Faraday liquid interfaces25
Investigation on transient process of dense hydrogen microdischarge by dual-wavelength laser interferometry24
Repetitively nanosecond pulsed discharge along dielectric surfaces: discharge and surface charge dynamics and local streamer-to-filament transition24
Evaporation behavior of liquid microdroplets in atmospheric-pressure nonequilibrium plasma24
Quantitative and selective study of the effect of O radicals on polypropylene surface treatment24
Analysis of a cusped helicon plasma thruster discharge23
Impedance characteristics of magnetized radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas: a comprehensive study23
Cavity ringdown studies of the E–H transition in an inductively coupled oxygen plasma: comparison of spectroscopic measurements and modelling23
Simultaneous ion and electron beam etching for charge-free and low-damage silicon processing23
Nonequilibrium plasma in water vapor22
Correlation between temperature distribution and changes in self-organized luminous pattern in an atmospheric pressure DC glow discharge with sheath gas flow22
Probe temperature effect on the curling probe and its correction technique22
Effects of the ground-electrode temperature on the plasma physicochemical processes and biological inactivation functions involved in surface dielectric barrier discharge22
Control of the chemistry of a humidified He RF atmospheric pressure plasma jet by pulse modulation22
The effect of pre- and post-mixing N 2 on discharge characteristics and production of reactive species in a pulsed-DC Ar plasma jet21
Electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation on self-induced magnetic field by hollow cathode discharge21
Plasma uniformity control in capacitive RF discharges by an individually RF driven sidewall electrode21
Spatio-temporal dynamics of electrons and helium metastables in uniform dielectric barrier discharges formed in He/N220
On working gas rarefaction in high power impulse magnetron sputtering20
Validation of the Townsend criterion for ignition of volume gas discharges20
On the sputtered particle density and flux evolutions in multi-pulse HiPIMS processes20
Decomposition product formation mechanism of C5F10O-CO2 mixture in corona discharge by a chemical kinetic model20
2D spatial mapping of the electron temperature, electron number density, and argon molecular ion number density in a microwave argon plasma jet20
Electron inertial effects in the rarefied regime of a direct-current (DC) breakdown19
Numerical study of the magnetohydrodynamic properties of laser-produced tin plasma under external magnetic field19
Electron dynamics in planar radio frequency magnetron plasmas: III. Comparison of experimental investigations of power absorption dynamics to simulation results19
High-speed plasma diagnostics based on the floating harmonic method in inductively coupled plasma and pulsed plasma19
Foundations of magnetized radio-frequency discharges19
Individual quantification of ozone and reactive nitrogen species in mixtures by broadband UV–visible absorption spectra deconvolution19
A new 2D fluid-MC hybrid approach for simulating nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas: density distribution of atomic oxygen in radio-frequency plasma jets in He/O2 mixtures18
Electric field and higher harmonics of RF plasma slit jet measured by antennas and VI probes18
Asymmetrical ignition of radio frequency discharge in atmospheric pressure cascade glow discharges18
Effect of ion collision on separation between light and heavy ions in multi-component vacuum arc18
Experimental analysis of hyper power impulse magnetron discharge with long pulse operation18
Interaction of atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet with non-planar substrates: path selectivity of surface ionization wave18
Analysis of electron series resonance via plasma circuit model simulations with sheath resistance in hybrid plasma reactors18
Nonlocal electron dynamics in low pressure miniature inductively coupled radio frequency discharges18
State-to-state modeling of NO production by nanosecond electrical discharge in a nitrogen–oxygen mixture at atmospheric pressure18
Burning voltage dynamics of cathodic arcs: theory and experiment18
HFO-1234ze(E): electron-scattering cross section set through an iterative deep learning procedure18
Modeling the gas breakdown for helium in the planar magnetron discharge18
Non-equilibrium plasma kinetics of CO 2 in glow discharges: a comparison with existing modeling and experimental results18
Stepwise development of atmospheric pressure plasma jet driven by bursts of high-voltage nanosecond pulses at multi-tens MHz18
Scanning drift tube measurements and kinetic studies of electron transport in CO18
Magnetic field deflection in a 100 W Hall thruster with permanent magnets18
Particle-in-cell simulation of a cylindrical plasma mass separator based on Penning discharge with thermionic cathodes17
Analysis of non-local heat flux in capacitively coupled plasmas17
Time-resolved electron energy distribution functions at the substrate during a HiPIMS discharge with cathode voltage reversal17
Positive streamer discharge simulations in humid air: uncertainty in input data and sensitivity analysis17
Simulations of E–H mode transition in inductively coupled plasmas via 2D particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision method17
Evolution characteristics of argon-mercury gas discharge modes based on DBD pre-ionization17
Physics-informed selection of non-Maxwellian EEDF models for reliable OES-based plasma diagnostics17
On the interactions between three fireballs in low-temperature plasma*16
Oscillations in capacitively coupled plasmas induced by nonlinear coupling between the plasma and its external circuit16
Characterisation of CH4 nanosecond pulsed plasma across a wide pressure range (0.5–2.0 bar)16
CO2 conversion in a microwave plasma torch: 2D vs 1D approaches16
The propagation of negative pulsed discharges facilitated by artificially injected gas bubble in water16
Ammonia synthesis by plasma catalysis in an atmospheric RF helium plasma16
Determining sheath edge electric field around cylindrical pins of a DC-biased hairpin resonator probe16
On the space-charge effects in the beam extraction process of ion thrusters: the roles of compensating electrons and changing beam radius16
Modelling of dcMS and HiPIMS process with hydrocarbon gas admixture15
Observation of currentless redox reactions on surface of water jet immersed in low-pressure plasma15
A diagnostic study of a dual frequency–driven atomic oxygen plasma source in the context of contactless cleaning15
A multi-ratio method for determination of the electric field from 2p states in transient argon discharges at atmospheric pressure15
The kinetic theory of cathode plasma expansion in a spatially non-uniform geometric configuration of a vacuum diode15
Observation and characterization of discharge mode transition in a three-electrode atmospheric pressure RF plasma system15
Adjustment of high-energy ion flux in BP-HiPIMS via pulsed coil magnetic field: plasma dynamics and film deposition15
Modelling in vitro liquid treatment with a plasma jet15
Effect of the cation-to-anion mass ratio of ionic liquid on plume neutralization characteristics for novel electrospray thruster15
Anisotropic quasi-atomic layer etching of InGaZnO 4 using unbiased CH 4 and continuous/pulsed bias15
Plasma parameters profiles from Langmuir probe measurements in low-density, low-temperature plasmas in an axial magnetic field15
Spatially resolved TALIF investigation of atomic oxygen in the effluent of a CO2 microwave discharge15
On the Ar I 419.8 nm/751.5 nm (3p5/2p5) line intensity ratio for electric field measurement in dielectric barrier discharge in argon at atmospheric pressure15
High power impulse magnetron sputtering of tungsten: a comparison of experimental and modelling results14
A unified fluid model for nonthermal plasmas and reacting flows14
Modeling of very high frequency large-electrode capacitively coupled plasmas with a fully electromagnetic particle-in-cell code14
Foundations of plasma catalysis for environmental applications14
Magnetically induced formation and disruption of striations in capacitively coupled radio-frequency CF 4 plasmas14
Numerical investigation of stability of low-current needle-to-plane negative corona discharges in air14
Dust-cloud spatial distribution and striated discharge structure in complex plasmas driven by dual-frequency discharges14
High-resolution mapping of the radial electric field in RF plasma sheath using a single optically trapped particle14
Precision spectroscopy of non-thermal molecular plasmas using mid-infrared optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy14
Metastable argon atom kinetics in a low-pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency discharge14
The spatial density distribution of H2O2 in the effluent of the COST-Jet and the kINPen-sci operated with a humidified helium feed gas14
Numerical simulation of gas breakdown characteristics in porous dielectric and theoretical analysis based on the capillary network model14
Validation of non-equilibrium kinetics in CO2–N2plasmas14
The E–H mode transition affected by RF bias in inductively coupled Cl 2 plasma14
Changing pattern of N2 dissociation in N2–Ar RF plasma during E–H mode transition14
Formation of standing helicon wave in helicon discharge process14
On electric field measurements based on intensity ratio of 1 and 2 14
Theoretical investigation of iodine plasma through detailed electron impact excitation cross-section calculations and collisional-radiative model analysis14
Atomic layer etching of sputter-deposited AlN thin films in radiofrequency Cl 2 –Ar plasmas14
A comparative study of fibre Bragg grating for spatially and temporally resolved gas temperature measurements in cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets13
Three-dimensional analysis of RF-biased ion optics with misalignments of apertures13
Extended reaction kinetics model for non-thermal argon plasmas and its test against experimental data13
Foundations of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of functional coatings13
Verification methods for drift–diffusion reaction models for plasma simulations13
Atmospheric pressure plasma jet interacting with a droplet on dielectric surface13
Three-body electron attachment in humid air13
Investigation of small-fraction molecular impurities in high-pressure helium plasmas using optical plasma diagnostic methods13
Emissive cathode immersed in a plasma: plasma–cathode interactions, operation and stability13
A 3D kinetic Monte Carlo study of streamer discharges in CO213
Assessment of multi-temperature relaxation models for carbon dioxide vibrational kinetics13
Effects of ‘step-like’ amplitude-modulation on a pulsed capacitively coupled RF discharge: an experimental investigation13
Foundations of machine learning for low-temperature plasmas: methods and case studies13
Measurements of N2 + ions in an inductively coupled plasma using saturated cavity ringdown spectroscopy13
Insight in NO synthesis in a gliding arc plasma via gas temperature and density mapping by laser-induced fluorescence13
Azimuthal ion movement in HiPIMS plasmas—part I: velocity distribution function13
Terahertz absorption spectroscopy for measuring atomic oxygen densities in plasmas13
Radial and axial electric field measurements in self-triggered multiperiodic AC plasma jets13
A transient site balance model for atomic layer etching13
A sheath correction method for electron density measurements with the microwave resonant curling probe12
Effects of cavity resonance and antenna resonance on mode transitions in helicon plasma12
Effect of the magnetic field on the electron kinetics under AC/DC electric fields: benchmark calculations and electron cyclotron resonance12
Erratum: N 2 vibrational excitation in atmospheric pressure ns pulse and RF plasma jets (2022 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.12
Properties and characteristics of the nanosecond discharge developing at the water–air interface: tracking evolution from a diffused streamer to a spark filament12
Nanosecond plasma discharge dynamics on a levitated water droplet12
On pulse-to-pulse coupling in low-temperature filamentary plasma-assisted ignition in methane-air flows12
The role of recombination in constriction of a positive column of a glow discharge in inert gases12
Experimental investigation of high velocity neutral flow interaction with a magnetized plasma12
The principle of minimal power12
Assessing apparent secondary electron yield from current–voltage characteristics of abnormal DC glow discharges12
Oblique streaming waves observed in multipactor-induced plasma discharge above a dielectric surface12
A coupled plasma-thermal model for hollow cathode power decomposition and parametric analysis12
Computational investigations of impedance matching for pulsed capacitively coupled plasmas12
Numerical study of surface charge dynamics and its feedback on the interaction between atmospheric pressure plasma jet and dielectric target12
Depopulation mechanisms of atomic hydrogen in the n = 3 level following two-photon excitation by a picosecond laser12
I–V analysis for nuclear-excited low-temperature plasmas in porous metals12
Stark broadening and shift of hydrogenic and non-hydrogenic lines for the electron density determination in pulsing discharges in contact with liquids12
Analysis of electron power absorption and loss mechanisms in the discharge chamber of air-breathing radio-frequency ion thruster12
Effects of a radial variation of surface coefficients on plasma uniformity in capacitive RF discharges11
Validation of critical electron temperature for ionization instability in ampere-level hollow cathode plume11
Self-consistent treatment of gas heating in modeling of a coaxial DBD in atmospheric pressure CO211
Performance characterization of intake-collectors for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion systems11
Experimental characterization of TIAGO torch discharges: surface wave discharge behavior and (post-)discharge kinetics11
Self-regulating electron temperature in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges and its effect on the metal ion escape11
Study of atoms and multiply charged ions features in the nanosecond laser produced Mo plasma in vacuum using optical emission spectroscopy and time-of-flight electrostatic energy analyzer11
Investigation of ignition of positive corona discharge in air using a time dependent fluid model11
Temporal evolution and breakdown mechanisms of synthetic air gap under lightning impulse11
Foundations of plasmas as ion sources11
Characterisation of surface charge density and net electric field during parallel-plate dielectric barrier discharge generated in atmospheric-pressure air11
Numerical investigation on the discharge formation in micrometer pores in structured catalyst irradiated by a helium atmospheric pressure plasma jet11
Oil–water interface dynamics and electrical breakdown in pulsed electric field11
Floating potential method using a thermionic emissive probe including an ionizing and collisional presheath11
Ion current density on the substrate during short-pulse HiPIMS11
Parametric analysis on multi-process effects of hypersonic plasma under electromagnetic fields11
Effect of target material on electrical properties of a two-electrode dielectric barrier helium plasma jet11
Ammonia generation in Ns pulse and Ns pulse/RF discharges over a catalytic surface11
The transition from ion to electron sheath near a floating plate aligned parallel to magnetic field11
Insights into the copper HiPIMS discharge: deposition rate and ionised flux fraction11
Reduced-order particle-in-cell simulations of a high-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster11
Study on the plume self-neutralization of ionic liquid electrospray thruster based on median potential11
Electric field mapping of atmospheric positive glow corona using E-FISH tomography11
Is it possible to dynamical monitoring the products of silane conversion in plasma with non-local characteristics using probe diagnostics?11
Theoretical mechanism behind the higher efficiency of O than OH radicals in polypropylene surface modification: a molecular dynamics study11
Effects of magnetic nozzle strength and orientation on radio-frequency plasma expansion11
Relativistic calculation of electron impact excitation of tin: cross sections of importance in plasma modeling11
PIC-MCC simulation of single pulse DBD discharge evolution process11
Effect of oxygen on the discharge characteristics of argon doped ethanol plasma jet and its application in surface modification of polyimide films11
Impact of overvoltage on the mode transition of the spark gap switch: from edge breakdown to stochastic breakdown11
Electron collisions with ArH + molecular ions: highly excited vibrational states and dissociative excitation11
Enhancing He 2 3S1 state production in the burst regime of a nanosecond discharge11
Collective dynamics of a dense streamer front11
Energy selectivity in electron absorptive heating methods: does the angular momentum trap matter? An experimental investigation10
Evidence of production of keV Sn+ ions in the H2 buffer gas surrounding an Sn-plasma EUV source10
Electron impact excitation of allowed and forbidden transitions between fine-structure levels in Ti III10
Vibrational deactivation in O( 3 P) + N 2 collisions: from an old problem towards its solution10
Streamer-to-spark transitions in deionized water: unsymmetrical structure and two-stage model10
Plasma dynamics of individual HiPIMS pulses: imaging study using high-frame-rate camera10
Numerical and experimental study of ion energy distribution function in a dual-frequency capacitively coupled oxygen discharge10
Investigation of multi-periodic self-trigger plasma in an AC-driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet10
Oscillations of convective flow around a continuous optical discharge in high-pressure xenon10
Standing wave instability in large area capacitive discharges operated within or near the gamma mode10
Vacuum ultraviolet radiation in and from an atmospheric pressure plasma source10
Magnetised and unmagnetized axisymmetric particle-in-cell simulations of ion energy distributions in cathodic vacuum arcs10
The role of volume recombination and resonance radiation transport in constriction of a: DC discharge in argon10
Ultra-fast development of Ar 2p 10
Determination of organic impurities by plasma electron spectroscopy in nonlocal plasma at intermediate and high pressures10
Effect of the cathode surface temperature on the cathode fall layer parameters: experiment and simulation10
Experimental investigation into efficiency loss in rotating magnetic field thrusters10
Self-organized patterns at the plasma–liquid anode interface in a helium glow discharge: temporal development and mechanisms10
Characterization of OH species in kHz He/H 2 O atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges10
On CO2 conversion in discharges in CO2–N2 mixtures10
Simulation of a pulsed CO2 plasma based on a six-temperature energy approach10
Ion energy analysis of a bipolar HiPIMS discharge using a retarding field energy analyser10
Inferring gas temperature from N2 emission via rotational distribution of the N2 B3Πg and C3Πu states10
Numerical simulation and experimental diagnostics of fast electron kinetics and plasma parameters in a microhollow cathode discharges in helium10
Verification of an aspect-ratio scaling law for radio-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas10
Numerical investigation on plume characteristics and propulsive performance of ionic liquid electrospray thruster based on mixed ion model10
Formations of anode double layer and ion beam in bipolar-pulse HiPIMS (BP-HiPIMS)10
Electron impact studies on the imidogen (NH + ) molecular ion9
Absolute atomic nitrogen density spatial mapping in three MHCD configurations9
Numerical study of self-organized filaments affected by flow field in dielectric barrier discharges9
Control of photoresist etch rate via a gradient magnetic field in biased inductively coupled plasma9
Quantification of plasma produced OH and electron fluxes at the liquid anode and their role in plasma driven solution electrochemistry9
Plasma sputtering of biased electrodes in an oblique magnetic field9
RF antenna helicity dependent particle heating in a helicon source9
Anticathode effect on electron kinetics in electron beam generated E × B plasma9
Effects of low-frequency voltage on nonlinear standing wave excitation, plasma uniformity, and ion dynamics in dual-frequency asymmetric capacitive discharges9
A novel designed 3D multi-microhole plasma jet device driven by nanosecond pulse at atmospheric pressure9
Quantitative modeling of streamer discharge branching in air9
Introduction and verification of FEDM, an open-source FEniCS-based discharge modelling code9
Foundations of plasmas for medical applications9
Electronic-specific modeling of a nonequilibrium recombining N 2 /Ar plasma and comparison with experiments9
On constriction and striation of a diffuse DBD in large gap filled with moderate pressure helium diluted by the air and easily ionized impurity9
The electrical asymmetry effect in electronegative CF4 capacitive RF plasmas operated in the striation mode9
A machine learning framework for plasma diagnostics using detailed collisional-radiative modeling and relativistic cross-section calculations in iodine ion plasmas9
Tomographic optical emission spectroscopy of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet and surface ionization waves on planar and structured surfaces9
Surface production of negative deuterium ions from plasma-exposed boron doped diamond and graphite: work function measurements using photoemission yield spectroscopy9
Repetitively pulsed streamer discharge with laser-induced surface trapped electron desorption to exploit residual charges in situ9
Temperature and density measurements in a recombining CO 2 plasma9
Plasma characterization for the reactive HiPIMS process regulation of vanadium oxides9
Plasma–flow coupling and metastable evolution in a cold argon plasma jet: a computational fluid dynamics study9
Non-equilibrium vibrational level distribution of the N 2 gas molecules in microwave electric field9
Transmission and multiple reflection mechanisms of guided streamers propagating through grounded annular electrode and interacting with grounded surface electrode9
Direct measurement of ion and electron flux ratio at their respective sheath-edges and absence of the electron Bohm criterion effects9
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