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Chin. Phys. B, 2014, Vol. 23(11): 115202    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/11/115202
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Electronic dynamic behavior in inductively coupled plasmas with radio-frequency bias

Gao Fei (高飞), Zhang Yu-Ru (张钰如), Zhao Shu-Xia (赵书霞), Li Xue-Chun (李雪春), Wang You-Nian (王友年)
School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Abstract  

The inflexion point of electron density and effective electron temperature curves versus radio-frequency (RF) bias voltage is observed in the H mode of inductively coupled plasmas (ICPs). The electron energy probability function (EEPF) evolves first from a Maxwellian to a Druyvesteyn-like distribution, and then to a Maxwellian distribution again as the RF bias voltage increases. This can be explained by the interaction of two distinct bias-induced mechanisms, that is: bias-induced electron heating and bias-induced ion acceleration loss and the decrease of the effective discharge volume due to the sheath expansion. Furthermore, the trend of electron density is verified by a fluid model combined with a sheath module.

Keywords:  inductively coupled plasmas      radio-frequency bias      Langmuir probe      fluid model  
Received:  08 May 2014      Revised:  30 May 2014      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  52.70.-m (Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation)  
  52.80.Pi (High-frequency and RF discharges)  
  52.50.Qt (Plasma heating by radio-frequency fields; ICR, ICP, helicons)  
Fund: 

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11075029, 11175034, and 11205025) and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities, China (Grant No. DUT12RC(3)14).

Corresponding Authors:  Wang You-Nian     E-mail:  ynwang@dlut.edu.cn

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Gao Fei (高飞), Zhang Yu-Ru (张钰如), Zhao Shu-Xia (赵书霞), Li Xue-Chun (李雪春), Wang You-Nian (王友年) Electronic dynamic behavior in inductively coupled plasmas with radio-frequency bias 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 115202

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