Dong Li-Fang

Self-Organized Filaments in Dielectric Barrier Discharge in Air at Atmospheric Pressure

The self-organized filament pattern created by dielectric barrier discharges in air at atmospheric pressure is investigated experimentally. The density and dimension of filament are analysed quantitatively. The experimental results show that the distance between neighbouring filaments decreases with the increased applied voltage or with the decreased width of the gas gap. Also, the diameter of the filament decreases with the increased applied voltages or with the decreased width of the gas gap.

Controlling the transition between Turing and antispiral patterns by using time-delayed-feedback

The controllable transition between the Turing and antispiral patterns is studied by using time-delayed-feedback strategy in a FitzHugh-Nagumo model. We treat the time delay as perturbation and analyze the effect of the time delay on the Turing and Hopf instabilities near the Turing-Hopf codimension-two phase space. Numerical simulations show the transition between the Turing patterns (hexagon, stripe, and honeycomb), the dual-mode antispiral, and the antispiral by applying appropriate feedback parameters. The dual-mode antispiral pattern originates from the competition between the Turing and Hopf instabilities. Our results have shown the flexibility of the time delay on controlling the pattern formations near the Turing-Hopf codimension-two phase space.

Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Individual Filaments in a Square Superlattice Pattern in Atmospheric Dielectric Barrier Discharge

Spatio-temporal distribution of individual filament in a square superlattice pattern, which consists of large and small spots (filaments), is studied in atmospheric dielectric barrier discharges. The spatial distributions of the two discharges for individual large filament along the direction perpendicular to the electrode are estimated by the distributions of light signals along the electrode. It is found that the discharge at the rising edge of the applied voltage is with a wider column, weaker current, and longer current pulse duration in comparison with that at the falling edge.

Controlling spiral wave with target wave in oscillatory systems

Spiral waves have been controlled by generating target waves with a localized inhomogeneity in the oscillatory medium. The competition between the spiral waves and target waves is discussed. The effect of the localized inhomogeneity size has also been studied.

Conical bubble photoluminescence from rhodamine 6G in 1, 2-propanediol

A modified U-tube conical bubble sonoluminescence device is used to study the conical bubble photoluminescence. The spectra of conical bubble sonoluminescence at different concentrations of rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) solution in 1,2-propanediol have been measured. Results show that the sonoluminescence from the conical bubbles can directly excite Rh6G, which in turn can fluoresce. The light emission of this kind is referred to as conical bubble photoluminescence. The maximum of fluorescence spectral line intensity in the conical bubble photoluminescence has a red shift in relative to that of the standard photo-excited fluorescence, which is due to the higher self-absorption of Rh6G, and the spectral line of conical bubble photoluminescence is broadened in width compared with that of photo-excited fluorescence.

Study on the transition from filamentary discharge to diffuse discharge by using a dielectric barrier surface discharge device

Discharge characteristics have been investigated in different gases under different pressures using a dielectric barrier surface discharge device. Electrical measurements and optical emission spectroscopy are used to study the discharge, and the results obtained show that the discharges in atmospheric pressure helium and in low-pressure air are diffuse, while that in high-pressure air is filamentary. With decreasing pressure, the discharge in air can transit from filamentary to diffuse one. The results also indicate that corona discharge around the stripe electrode is important for the diffuse discharge. The spectral intensity of N2+ (391.4 nm) relative to N2 (337.1 nm) is measured during the transition from diffuse to filamentary discharge. It is shown that relative spectral intensity increases during the discharge transition. This phenomenon implies that the averaged electron energy in diffuse discharge is higher than that in the filamentary discharge.

Experimental Observation of Travelling Hexagon Patterns in Dielectric Barrier Discharge

Travelling hexagon patterns have been observed in dielectric barrier discharge in an air-argon mixture. The phase diagram of hexagon pattern appearance as functions of applied voltage and air concentration is given. The spatial frequency of hexagon pattern increases with increasing applied voltage and air concentration. The current waveforms of hexagon pattern also vary with the air concentration. The drift velocity of travelling hexagon pattern changes from 4 mm/s to 18 mm/s.

Temporal behaviour of micro-discharge in dielectric barrier discharges

A special dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) device consisting of two water electrodes has been designed. The temporal behaviour of the micro-discharge (filament) in the DBD in air at atmospheric pressure is measured by using an optical method. The nonsymmetrical characteristic of the filament has been discovered for the first time. We propose an equation regarding the discharge moment by considering the memory effect of the accumulated charge and the influence of the fluctuation. The results deduced from the equation give a good explanation of the experimental phenomenon, which show that the decay time constant of the accumulated charges is much larger than 100 µs. The relative intensity of fluctuation amplitude is in the range 2-4% under the present experimental conditions.

Monte Carlo Simulation of Diamond Deposition at Low Temperature

Diamond deposition at low temperatures is investigated and the relationship between substrate temperature for diamond growth and the energy of the carbonaceous species is given. The electron energy distribution and velocity distribution during the electron assisted chemical vapour deposition have been obtained by using Monte Carlo simulation. The main results obtained are as follows. (1) The substrate temperature for diamond growth will be lower than 800?C when the carbonaceous species on the substrate have mobility energy. For example, if the energy of the carbonaceous species is 0.75?eV, the substrate temperature will be 380?C-600?C. (2) The great number of atomic H on the substrate is of importance to the growth of diamond films.

Spontaneous transition of one-dimensional plasma photonic crystal's orientation in a dielectric barrier discharge

A novel one-dimensional plasma photonic crystal whose crystal orientation can change spontaneously is demonstrated using a dielectric barrier discharge with two liquid electrodes. The orientation of the plasma photonic crystal will vary from transverse to longitudinal or vary from longitudinal to transverse and then revert to longitudinal by self-adjustment, while the experimental conditions are kept fixed. The dispersion relation of these plasma photonic crystals are calculated, and the changes of the photonic band diagrams during the orientation transition are studied.