Robert F. Hicks

TL;DR: In this paper, the physics and chemistry of the plasma jet and other atmospheric pressure sources are reviewed, including transferred arcs, plasma torches, corona discharges, and dielectric barrier discharges.

TL;DR: A series of supported platinum and palladium catalysts were tested for methane oxidation at 260 to 370°C, 50 Torr methane, 110 Torr oxygen, 900 Torr helium, and conversions below 2%.

TL;DR: In this paper, an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) operates using rf power and produces a stable homogeneous discharge at atmospheric pressure, which is divided into two regimes, a "normal" operating mode when the discharge is stable and homogeneous, and a "failure" mode when it converts into a filamentary arc.

TL;DR: In this paper, a plasma jet was developed for etching materials at atmospheric pressure and between 100 and C. Gas mixtures containing helium, oxygen and carbon tetrafluoride were passed between an outer, grounded electrode and a centre electrode, which was driven by 13.56 MHz radio frequency power at 50 to 500 W. At a flow rate of, a stable, arc-free discharge was produced.

TL;DR: In this article, a plasma jet was developed which deposits silica films at up to at 760 Torr and 115 to C. The jet operates by feeding oxygen and helium gas between two coaxial electrodes, driven by a 13.56 MHz radio frequency source at 40 to 500 W. Tetraethoxysilane is mixed with the effluent of the plasma jet and directed onto a substrate located 1.7 cm downstream.