20 years of microplasma research: a status report

Abstract

Abstract. The field of microplasmas gained recognition as a well-defined area of research and application within the larger field of plasma science and technology about 20 years ago. Since then, the activity in microplasma research and applications has continuously increased. A survey of peer reviewed papers on microplasmas published annually shows a steady increase from fewer than 20 papers in 1995 to about 75 in 2005 and more than 150 in 2014. This count excludes papers that deal exclusively with technological applications where the microplasma is used solely as a tool. This topical review aims to provide a snap shot of the current state of microplasma research and applications. Given the rapid proliferation of microplasma applications, the topical review will focus primarily on the status of microplasma science and our understanding of the physics principles that enable microplasma operation. Where appropriate, we will also address microplasma applications, however, we will limit the discussion of microplasma applications to examples where the application is closely tied to the plasma science. No attempt is made to provide a comprehensive and in-depth review of the diverse range of all microplasma applications, except for the inclusion of a few key references to recent reviews of microplasma applications.

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Microplasma Array Patterning of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species onto Polystyrene

“…Non-thermal microplasmas at atmospheric pressure, which are geometrically confined to small dimensions ranging from micrometers to a few millimeters, have gained significant traction in a wide range of technological applications over the past 20 years, including light sources, photonic devices and sensors [1][2][3][4]. Details on the characteristics of microplasma sources, their designs, modes of operation and potential applications have been discussed in the following review articles [1,[5][6][7][8].…”

“…Details on the characteristics of microplasma sources, their designs, modes of operation and potential applications have been discussed in the following review articles [1,[5][6][7][8]. Non-thermal microplasmas are rich sources of reactive ions, metastables, radicals and photons, and are particularly useful for the surface treatment of heat-sensitive materials such as polymers without altering the beneficial bulk properties of the material such as structural integrity or flexibility [9,10].…”

Microplasmas, a platform technology for a plethora of plasma applications

“…Modeling and improved diagnostics have allowed us in the past decade to gain more insight into the specific properties of nonthermal micro-plasmas. Electron densities exceeding 10 16 cm −3 have been measured in pulsed microplasmas [1]. Gas temperatures, on the other hand, can be close to room temperature at low currents in rare gases and generally reach not more than 2000 K in atmospheric-pressure air microplasmas.…”

“…As discussed in a recent review by Schoenbach and Becker [1], interest and activities in basic microplasma research as well as in the use of microplasma for a variety of application has increased significatly over the past 20 years. The number of papers devoted to basic microplasma science increased by an order of magnitude between 1995 and 2015, a count that excludes publications dealing exclusively with technological applications of microplasmas, where the microplasma is used solely as a tool.…”