Spectroscopic diagnostics of overstressed nanosecond discharge plasma between zinc electrodes in air and nitrogen

Destruction of Polycrystalline Silver Sulphide Electrodes in a High Voltage Nanosecond Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure

“…The results of systematic studies of the characteristics of an overvoltage nanosecond discharge between electrodes made of copper, stainless steel, aluminum, and chalcopyrite (CuInSe2) in air, nitrogen, and argon are given in [1]. Such a discharge can be a point source of ultraviolet radiation, and from its plasma it is possible to deposit thin nanostructured films of oxides of transition metals and chalcopyrite [2]. The introduction of electrode material into the plasma in these experiments occurs in the process of microexplosions of natural inhomogeneities of the electrode surface in a strong electric field during the formation and decay of ectons [3].…”

“…1•10 -17 -1•10 -14 V•cm2 ) and included the values of the reduced electric field that were implemented in the experiment. These values of the reduced electric field were 406 Td and 346 Td for the time of 70 ns and 130 ns voltage pulses (Figure2) from the start of the discharge.…”