Bulletin of the American Physical Society

73rd Annual Gaseous Electronics Virtual Conference

Volume 65, Number 10

Monday–Friday, October 5–9, 2020; Time Zone: Central Daylight Time, USA.

Session Index

Session GT1: Arc Plasma and Electrical Switching

Chair: Sabine Portal, George Washington University

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00AM - 10:15AM Live		GT1.00001: Control Grid Testing For Optimized Lifetime In MHVDC Breaker Darryl Michael, David Smith, Jason Trotter Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:15AM - 10:30AM Live		GT1.00002: Plasma behavior for LaB$_{\mathrm{6}}$ thermionic hollow cathode in low-pressure deuterium Andrey Meshkov, Jason Trotter, David Smith, Aharon Yakimov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:30AM - 10:45AM Live		GT1.00003: Investigation of pressure increase in HVDC relays during plasma arcing in short circuit situations Crispin Ewuntomah, Jens Oberrath Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:45AM - 11:00AM Live		GT1.00004: Simulation of ultrahigh-pressure short-arc xenon discharge plasma and effect of evaporation of cathode material on plasma properties Indjira Mukharaeva, Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Georges Zissis, Nikolai Timofeev, Dmitriy Mikhaylov, Alexander Mustafaev, Pascal Dupuis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:00AM - 11:15AM Live		GT1.00005: Analysis of Driven Factor of Cathode Spot Initial Movement in Parallel Electrodes by Numerical Simulation Zhenwei Ren, Yusuke Nemoto, Yoshifumi Maeda, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:15AM - 11:30AM Live		GT1.00006: Student Excellence Award Finalist: Validated two-dimensional modeling of ablated carbon arc Jian Chen, Alexander Khrabry, Igor Kaganovich, Andrei Khodak, Vladislav Vekselman, Heping Li Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:30AM - 11:45AM Live		GT1.00007: Calculation of Ablation Amount from Nozzle Caused by Radiation Using Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic Thermal Fluid Simulation Yuki Suzuki, Shoya Nishizawa, Yusuke Nemoto, Zhenewei Ren, Yoshifumi Maeda, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:45AM - 12:00PM Live		GT1.00008: Convective Force Derived from Arc Jet Affected by Convective Force of Lateral Gas Flow for Elucidation of Arc Deflection Phenomenon Yoshifumi Maeda, Yuki Sugiyama, Zhenwei Ren, Yusuke Nemoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00PM - 12:15PM Live		GT1.00009: Conditions for Retrograde Motion of Vacuum Arc Cathode Spot Affected by Initial Pressure Yusuke Nemoto, Masahiro Takagi, Yuki Suzuki, Zhenwei Ren, Yoshifumi Maeda, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:15PM - 12:30PM		GT1.00010: A model explaining low and high ablation regimes in a carbon arc Alexander Khrabry, Igor Kaganovich, Andrei Khodak, Vladislav Vekselman, Tianyuan Huang Preview Abstract

Session GT2: Capacitively Coupled Plasmas I

Chair: Julian Schulze, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00AM - 10:30AM Live		GT2.00001: Operation characteristics of high-Voltage, low-pressure CCPs targeting etching applications Invited Speaker: Peter Hartmann Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:30AM - 11:00AM Live		GT2.00002: Nonlinear standing wave effect and plasma uniformity in very-high-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas Invited Speaker: Yong-Xin Liu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:00AM - 11:15AM Live		GT2.00003: The effect of gas pressure on the nonlinear harmonic excitation in very high frequency asymmetric capacitive discharges Jian-Kai Liu, Emi Kawamura, Michael Lieberman, Allan Lichtenberg, You-Nian Wang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:15AM - 11:30AM Live		GT2.00004: Experimental verification of 1d3v PIC/MCC simulations of capacitive RF plasmas operated in argon David A. Schulenberg, Ihor Korolov, Zoltan Donko, Aranka Derzsi, Julian Schulze Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:30AM - 11:45AM Live		GT2.00005: The difference between electron heating and power absorption in capacitively coupled plasmas Sebastian Wilczek, Julian Schulze, Ralf Peter Brinkmann, Zoltán Donkó, Jan Trischmann, Thomas Mussenbrock Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:45AM - 12:00PM Live		GT2.00006: Electrical Asymmetry Effect in Very High Frequency Capacitively Coupled Plasmas Xiaopu Li, Kallol Bera, Shahid Rauf Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00PM - 12:15PM Live		GT2.00007: Effects of Focus Ring in Capacitively Coupled Plasma Based on 1D Circuit Modeling and Experiments Yuhua Xiao, Yao Du, Sang-Ki Nam, Steven Shannon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:15PM - 12:30PM On Demand		GT2.00008: High-Energy Ballistic Electrons in Low-Pressure Radio-Frequency Plasmas. Yangyang Fu, Bocong Zheng, De-Qi Wen, Peng Zhang, Qi Hua Fan, John P. Verboncoeur Preview Abstract

Session GT3: Nanomaterials

Chair: Eva Kovacevic, CNRS University of Orleans

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00AM - 10:30AM Live		GT3.00001: Plasma Synthesis of Integrated Graphene Nanoribbons and its Optoelectrical Applications Invited Speaker: Toshiaki Kato Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:30AM - 10:45AM Live		GT3.00002: Application of a partially magnetized plasma for graphene hydrogenation. Yevgeny Raitses, Fang Zhao, Christopher Tully Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:45AM - 11:00AM Live		GT3.00003: All-gas Phase Plasma Synthesis of Plasmonic Zirconium Nitride for Advanced Photochemistry Applications Christopher Rudnicki, Lorenzo Mangolini, Stephen Exarhos, Alejandro Alvarez Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:00AM - 11:15AM Live		GT3.00004: Size Control over Nanocrystalline Gallium Nitride Using Nonequilibrium Plasma Aerotaxy Dillon Moher, Necip Uner, Elijah Thimsen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:15AM - 11:30AM Live		GT3.00005: Tracking Nanoparticle Growth in Pulsed Carbon Arc Discharge Carles Corbella Roca, Sabine Portal, Jiancun Rao, Madhusudhan Kundrapu, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:30AM - 11:45AM Live		GT3.00006: A Numerical Study on Nanoparticle Synthesis in Pulse-Modulated Induction Thermal Plasmas with Intermittent Feedstock Powder Feeding by Method of Moment Yasunori Tanaka, Kazuki Onda, Keita Akashi, Ryudai Furukawa, Yusuke Nakano, Tatsuo Ishijima, Shiori Sueyasu, Shu Watanabe, Keitaro Nakamura Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:45AM - 12:00PM Live		GT3.00007: New Algorithms for Particle-in-Cell Simulations of Carbon Nanotubes Growth in Flowing Plasma. Sergey Averkin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00PM - 12:15PM Live		GT3.00008: Titanium nitride nanocrystal with a silicon oxynitride shell: an alternative material to gold for high temperature applications Lorenzo Mangolini, Carla Berrospe Rodriguez, Alejandro Alvarez Barragan, Stephen Exarhos, Giorgio Nava Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:15PM - 12:30PM On Demand		GT3.00009: Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles by Atmospheric-pressure Pulsed Discharge Plasma Wanying Zhu, Wahyu Diono, Hideki Kanda, Motonobu Goto Preview Abstract

Session GT4: Energy and the Environment

Chair: Christopher M. Limbach, Texas A&M University

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00AM - 10:30AM Live		GT4.00001: The hot topic of cold plasma: CO2 conversion into value-added compounds Invited Speaker: Annemie Bogaerts Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:30AM - 10:45AM Live		GT4.00002: Conversion of volatile organic compounds in a twin surface dielectric barrier discharge Lars Schuecke, Jan-Luca Gembus, Niklas Peters, Martin Muhler, Peter Awakowicz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:45AM - 11:00AM Live		GT4.00003: Plasma-Catalytic Oxidation of n-Butane over $\alpha $-MnO$_{2}$ in a Temperature-Controlled Twin Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor Niklas Peters, Lars Sch\"{u}cke, Kevin Ollegott, Christian Oberste-Beulmann, Peter Awakowicz, Martin Muhler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:00AM - 11:15AM Live		GT4.00004: Number density and temperatures of excited species in a plasma-assisted flame. Jean-Baptiste Perrin-Terrin, Nicolas Minesi, Victorien Blanchard, Christophe Laux Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:15AM - 11:30AM Live		GT4.00005: Explaining The Weak Catalyst Dependence In Low-Pressure Plasma Synthesis of Ammonia Giorgio Nava, Sharma Yamijala, Bryan Wong, Lorenzo Mangolini Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:30AM - 11:45AM Live		GT4.00006: Decomposition of PFAS compounds in contaminated well water using plasma reactor with dielectric water barriers J.E. Foster, J. Groele Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:45AM - 12:00PM Live		GT4.00007: Transient Effects of Nanosecond Repetitively Pulsed Discharges on a Lean Premixed Flame Victorien Blanchard, Nicolas Minesi, Sergey Stepanyan, Gabi-Daniel Stancu, Christophe Laux Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00PM - 12:15PM On Demand		GT4.00008: Plasma-in-honeycomb for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides with Hydrocarbon Young Sun Mok, Duc Ba Nguyen, Nosir Matyakubov, Saud Shirjana, Iljeong Heo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:15PM - 12:30PM		GT4.00009: Ion Energy and Angular Distributions onto Surfaces of Catalysts in Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas Natalia Yu. Babaeva, George V. Naidis, Mark J. Kushner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:30PM - 12:45PM On Demand		GT4.00010: Shockwave and Plasma Accelerated Rock Cracking (SPARC) for hard rock drilling Mirza Akhter, Jacob Mallams, Xin Tang, Aamer Kazi, Yi-Tang Kao, Sanat Kumar, Bruce Tai, Dion Antao, Alan Palazollo, David Staack Preview Abstract

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