6. Gaseous Breakdown

6. Gaseous Breakdown
6.1 Generation of ionized particles
6.2 Townsend discharge and
breakdown criteria (Paschen’s law)
6.3 Streamer discharge
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6.1 Generation and degeneration
of ionized particles
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Genera&on of Ionized Par&cles in Gases
Collisional ioniza&on +
X + e → X + e + e
Electron collisional ioniza&on X * + e → X + + e + e
*
+
X
+
Y
→
X
+
Y
+ e Penning ioniza&on
Thermal ioniza&on X + X + KE → X + X + + e
Photo-­‐ioniza&on X + hν → X + + e
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n=∞
n=** n=* X* n=∞
n=1 hc
≥ φj
λ
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Degenera&on of Ionized Par&cles in Gases
Electron a;achment X + e → X − + hν
Radia&ve a;achment
−
XY + e → X + Y
Dissocia&ve a;achment
X + Y + e → X- + Y
X - + hv → X + e
Photo-­‐detachment
XY + + e → (XY)* → X * + Y
X + + Y − → X + Y + hν
−
X + Y → XY + hν
X + Y + Z → XY + Z
X + + Y − → X* + Y*
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3-­‐body recombina&on
X +e+Y→X +Y
+
Radia&ve recombina&on
*
−
Ea
0
X + + e + e → X* + e
+
3-­‐body a;achment
Recombina&on X + + e → X * + hν
+
φi
Electron -­‐ Ion
dissocia&ve recombina&on
Radia&ve recombina&on
Ion -­‐ Ion
3-­‐body recombina&on
Charge exchange recombina&on
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Electron Emission from Electrode
Electron energy at the far distance from the electrode Electron energy
Poten8al barrier and electron energy distribu8on func8on at a metal surface in vacuum
Poten8al barrier
e2
−
4πεx
Fermi Level ξ
フェルミレベル
Poten8al barrier under an e-­‐field Electron energy distribu8on func8on Vacuum
金属内
Metal
TABLE: Work func8ons eφ [eV] Material
Al
Ba
C
Cu
Li
Mo
W
BaO
SrO
K
Ca
Ni
eφ
4.25
2.11
2.5~4.7
4.33
2.1~2.9
4.15
4.54
0.99
1.27
1.8~2.5
2.2~3.2
5.02
Material
Zr
Cs
Hg
Ta
Th
Ai2O3
CaO
W-Cs
W-Ba
W-Th
W-Zr
eφ
4.2
1.8~1.96
4.52
4.04
3.35
3.9
1.77
1.36
1.56
2.63
3.14
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A;achment
ANachment of free molecules onto the electrode surface
Chemical bond → Chemical aNachment
Intermolecular force → Physical aNachment
Thermionic emission
Thermal electron emission occurs because the thermal energy given to electrons exceeds the poten8al energy barrier, known as work func8on, of the metal. Electron current density is given by " eϕ %
j = AT exp $ − '
# kT &
2
Richardson’s Equa8on
T is a temperature,A is an emission coefficient depending upon the electrode material.
Thorium
TABLE: Emission coefficient A
Cathode materials
W
W-O-Ba
Ba oxides
Th
Th carbide
C
A [A/cm2/K2]
70
3
40
3
550
48
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Scho;ky effect
An electric field applied to the thermal cathode E lowers the surface poten8al barrier by an amount ΔW, and increases the emission current.
ϕ ! = ϕ − ΔW = ϕ − e eE / 4πε 0
# eϕ " &
2
j = AT exp % −
(
Electron emission current with E $ kT '
Field emission (tunnel effect)
Field emission in pure metals occurs in high electric fields (108-­‐109 V/cm) and strongly dependent upon the work func8on. This is explained by quantum tunneling of electrons.
$ −6.83 × 109 ϕ 2 3 '
6.2 × 10−2 ξ 1 2 E2
))
j≅
exp && −
12
E
(ϕ + ξ )ϕ
%
(
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Secondary electron emission
Electrons are subsequently emiNed from the surface by the incident of energe8c par8cles, whose energy exceeds the work func8on of the material. → γ effect
Einj > ϕ
The number of electrons produced by a single par8cle is named the secondary electron emission coefficient or gamma (γ) coefficient.
secondary electron
energe8c par8cle
surface
TABLE: Secondary electron emission coefficient γ Material
Li
K
Cu
MgO
BaO, SrO
W
Pt
Mo
NaCl
γ
0.5
0.7
1.3
6~7
5~12
1.5
1.6
1.3
6~7
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Photoelectron emission
Electrons are subsequently emiNed from the surface by the incident of energe8c photons, whose energy exceeds the work func8on of the material. → Einstein’s photoelectric effect
hc
>ϕ
Photon energy:hc/λ λ
The number of electrons produced by a single photon is named the quantum efficiency, ηQ.
Materials with large ηQ is likely to be used as photocathodes.
photon
surface
Photocathode: S10:Ag-­‐Bi-­‐O-­‐Cs, S11:Sb-­‐Cs, S20:Na-­‐K-­‐Sb-­‐Cs Quantum efficiency as a func8on of the wavelength of light 6. Gaseous Breakdown
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6.2 Townsend discharge
and Breakdown criteria
(Paschen’s Law)
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Townsend Discharge
E-field
Collisional ioniza&on (α effect) Under an electric field, electrons are accelerated neutral
and collide with neutral par8cles to ionize them. ion
The number of ions produced per unit length electron
along the field is named the collisional ioniza8on Electron collisional ionization
coefficient or α coefficient.
Increase in electrons for the length dx Electron multiplication owing to
electron collisional ionization
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Townsend Discharge due to γ Effect Anode
Cathode
n0
n0 e αd
n0 (eαd − 1)
n0 (eαd − 1) = n0 M
γMn0 eαd
γMn0 (eαd − 1)
γn0 M
Total current flowing between the electrodes can be
αd
I
e
0
I =
1 − γ (eαd − 1)
Since α is exponen8ally increased with increasing the field strength, the current depends on the field strength significantly. γM 2 n 0
(γM )2 n0
(γM )2 n0 eαd
(γM )2 n0 (eαd − 1)
electron flow
posi8ve ion flow
nega8ve ion flow
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Electron A;achment (η effect) Electrons are likely to aNach electronega8ve par8cles to produce a nega8ve ions. The number of nega8ve ions produced per unit length along the field is named the aNachment coefficient or η coefficient.
Increase in electrons for the length dx dn = −nηdx
∴n = n0 e−ηx
In the situa8on that α and η effects present simultaneously, ( α −η )x
n
=
n
e
(α -­‐ η): Effec8ve ioniza8on coefficient 0
For example, SF6:
"E
%
α
= 27 $ − 87 '
p
#p
&
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E > 89p [kV/cm] increase E < 89p 〃 decrease
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Breakdown Criteria (Paschen’s Law)
Breakdown voltage of a gap VS is derived from the Townsend breakdown criteria and the following experimental rela8on between α, E and p,
" B %
α p = Aexp #−
&
$ E p'
TABLE: Constants A, B
Paschen’s curve (N2)
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Physical Interpreta&on of Paschen’s Curve
Important facts: ・Electron are accelerated in the electric field.
Vbd
Left
Right
e-­‐field, mean free path
・Electrons of which energy is sufficiently large collide with neutral par8cles and ionize them.
Vmin
pdmin
・Posi8ve ions collide with cathode and generate (secondary) electrons.
・Discharge begins when the space between anode and cathode are filled with charged par8cles. p⋅d
Minimum (pd) of Paschen’s curve
Right (i) p varied at constant d (ii) d varied at constant p Ler
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(A) Right-­‐hand Side of Paschen’s Curve ( pd>(pd)min) Feature
Vbd
・ Presence of plenty of par8cles between electrodes
・Short mean free path
Case(1) d: fixed, p: varied
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Vmin
pdmin
p⋅d
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Case(2) d: varied, p: fixed
Vbd
Vmin
⊕
E
E
Long gap
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pdmin
p⋅d
⊕
Short gap
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(B) LeV-­‐hand Side of Paschen’s Curve ( pd <(pd)min) Feature
・Large mean free path ・ Electron energy is sufficiently large to ionize neutral par8cles.
Case(3) d: fixed, p: varied
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Vbd
Vmin
pdmin
p⋅d
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Case(4) d: varied, p: fixed
Vbd
Vmin
pdmin
p⋅d
⊕
⊕
Short gap
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Long gap
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6.3 Streamer Discharge
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Theory of Streamer Discharge
Townsend Discharge (Condi8on: low pressure, short gap, low over-­‐voltage) このような条件下では、1個の電子なだれによって生
成される空間電荷数が少なく,空間電荷による電界
歪みは無視できる。一個の電子なだれによって生成さ
れた空間電荷数がある臨界値以下である。
exp(αd ) < N cr
+
E
ー
Ncr:電荷の臨界値~108個
例) N2ガス,p =760 Torr,d =1 cm を考える. 直流絶縁破壊電圧 約31 kV,換算電界 E/p = 41 V/(cm・Torr). 印加したパルス電圧の過電圧率 K を10%とすれば,E/p = 45 V/(cm・Torr).
このとき,電子なだれで生成される荷電粒子数 N は,
N = exp(αd ) ≈ 4 × 106
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荷電粒子はなだれ内で拡散しながら増殖
していくため,頭部の半径 r は拡散方程
式から次式のようになる。
r=
陰極
陽極
印加電界E0
4 Dt
+
—―
電子なだれヘッドの正イオン数をN,電
子の拡散係数をDとすれば,空間電荷
による電界Esは次のようになる。
eN
Es =
4πε 0 r 2
長ギャップ,圧力大,高過電圧率:
このような条件下では、電子なだれによっ
て生成される空間電荷量が増加し,それ
による電界歪みが無視できず,荷電粒子
の生成が促進される。
⇒ Streamer Discharge 6. Gaseous Breakdown
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E0
d
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Posi&ve Streamer, Nega&ve Streamer 陽 極
陽 極
二次なだれ
放電光
(a)
陰 極
(b)
ストリーマ進展機構(ミークの理論) Posi8ve streamer (Cathode heading streamer)
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ストリーマ進展機構(レータの理論) 負ストリーマ、陽極向けストリーマ
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Townsend Discharge and Streamer Discharge 右図は,タウンゼント放電か
らストリーマ放電への移行が
起きるときの pd 積が,過電
圧率 K に対してどのように変
化するかを示したもの。 この境界は,さまざまな要因
,例えば γ 効果による陰極表
面上での二次電子生成,な
だれ内での電子増倍,初期
電子の生成法などに依存する。
Streamer
Townsend
タウンゼント放電からストリーマ放電への移行
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Temperatures of Discharge Plasma, Pressure dependent Conven8onal Discharge Plasmas 1 atm.
Temperature [K]
105 ● Low pressure glow discharges Non-­‐thermal plasma (Te ≫ Tg) Te
4 10
Large volume Low intensity light emission 3
10 Large photon energy Tg
→ UV emission 2
10
10-­‐4 10-­‐2 1 102 104 106
● High pressure arc discharges Pressure [Torr]
Thermally equilibrium plasma (Te 〜 Tg) Electron temperature and gas temperature in Mercury (Hg) discharges
Small volume High intensity light emission Low photon energy → visible emission Novel technologies: Pulsed Discharges, High-­‐Frequency Discharges