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Ding C, Lv H, Huang S, Hu M, Liao Y, Meng X, Gao M, Chen H, Feng X, Wu Z. The Application Progress of Nonthermal Plasma Technology in the Modification of Bone Implant Materials. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024. [PMID: 39227180 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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With the accelerating trend of global aging, bone damage caused by orthopedic diseases, such as osteoporosis and fractures, has become a shared international event. Traffic accidents, high-altitude falls, and other incidents are increasing daily, and the demand for bone implant treatment is also growing. Although extensive research has been conducted in the past decade to develop medical implants for bone regeneration and healing of body tissues, due to their low biocompatibility, weak bone integration ability, and high postoperative infection rates, pure titanium alloys, such as Ti-6A1-4V and Ti-6A1-7Nb, although widely used in clinical practice, have poor induction of phosphate deposition and wear resistance, and Ti-Zr alloy exhibits a lack of mechanical stability and processing complexity. In contrast, the Ti-Ni alloy exhibits toxicity and low thermal conductivity. Nonthermal plasma (NTP) has aroused widespread interest in synthesizing and modifying implanted materials. More and more researchers are using plasma to modify target catalysts such as changing the dispersion of active sites, adjusting electronic properties, enhancing metal carrier interactions, and changing their morphology. NTP provides an alternative option for catalysts in the modification processes of oxidation, reduction, etching, coating, and doping, especially for materials that cannot tolerate thermodynamic or thermosensitive reactions. This review will focus on applying NTP technology in bone implant material modification and analyze the overall performance of three common types of bone implant materials, including metals, ceramics, and polymers. The challenges faced by NTP material modification are also discussed.
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- Chengbiao Ding
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230602, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Luo Y, Yang H, Ying C, Wang R, Bo Z, Yan J, Cen K, Ostrikov KK. Plasma-Activated Solutions Regulate Surface-Terminating Groups Enhancing Pseudocapacitive Ti 3C 2T x Electrode Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305383. [PMID: 37661349 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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2D transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are actively pursued as pseudocapacitive materials for supercapacitors owing to their advantages in electronic conductivity and surface reactivity. Increasing the fraction of ─O terminal groups in Ti3C2Tx is a promising approach to improve the pseudocapacitive charge storage in H2SO4 electrolytes, but it suffers from a lack of effective functionalization methods and stability of the groups in practical operation. Here a low-temperature and environment-friendly approach via the interaction of nonequilibrium plasmas with Ti3C2Tx dispersion is demonstrated to generate abundant and stable surface-terminating O groups. The impact of the discharge environment (Ar, O2, and H2) on the structural characteristics and electrochemical performance of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets is studied. The Ti3C2Tx modified in Ar and H2 maintains their original morphology but a significantly lower F content. Consequently, an extraordinarily high content (78.5%) of surface-terminating O groups is revealed by the high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra for the Ti3C2Tx samples modified in H2 plasma-treated solutions. Additionally, the Ti3C2Tx treated using H2 plasmas exhibits the best capacitive performance of 418.3 F g-1 at 2 mV s-1, which can maintain 95.88% capacity after 10 000 cycles. These results contribute to the development of advanced nanostructured pseudocapacitive electrode materials for renewable energy storage applications.
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- Yonghong Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics & Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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Liu F, Zhang LH, Zhang Z, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Huang JL, Fang Z. The application of plasma technology for the preparation of supercapacitor electrode materials. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5749-5769. [PMID: 38441123 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04362b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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With the rapidly growing demand for clean energy and energy interconnection, there is an urgent need for rapid and high-capacity energy storage technologies to realize large-scale energy storage, transfer energy, and establish the energy internet. Supercapacitors, which have advantages such as high specific capacitance, fast charging and discharging rates, and long cycle lifetimes, are being widely used in electric vehicles, information technology, aerospace, and other fields. The performance of supercapacitors is crucially dependent on electrode materials. These can be categorized into electric double-layer capacitors and pseudocapacitors, primarily made from carbon and transition metal oxides, respectively. However, effectively monitoring the physicochemical properties of electrode materials during preparation and processing is challenging, which limits the improvement of supercapacitors' performance. Plasma materials preparation technology can effectively affect the materials preparation processing by energetic electrons, ions, free radicals, and multiple effects in plasma, which are easily manipulated by operation parameters. Therefore, plasma material preparation technology is considered a promising method to precisely monitor the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of energy storage materials and has been widely studied. This paper provides an overview of plasma materials preparation mechanisms, and details of the plasma technology application in the preparation of transition metal hybrids, carbon, and composite electrode materials, as well as a comparison with traditional methods. In conclusion, the advantages, challenges, and research directions of plasma materials preparation technology in the field of electrode materials preparation are summarized.
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- Feng Liu
- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Shi F, Jiang J, Wang X, Gao Y, Chen C, Chen G, Dudko N, Nevar AA, Zhang D. Development of plasma technology for the preparation and modification of energy storage materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2700-2715. [PMID: 38352985 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05341e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The development of energy storage material technologies stands as a decisive measure in optimizing the structure of clean and low-carbon energy systems. The remarkable activity inherent in plasma technology imbues it with distinct advantages in surface modification, functionalization, synthesis, and interface engineering of materials. This review systematically expounds upon the principles, classifications, and application scenarios of plasma technology, while thoroughly discussing its unique merits in the realm of modifying electrode materials, solid-state electrolytes, and conductive carbon materials, which are widely used in lithium-ion batteries, sodium ion batteries, metal air batteries and other fields. Finally, considering the existing constraints associated with lithium-ion batteries, some application prospects of plasma technology in the energy storage field are suggested. This work is of great significance for the development of clean plasma technology in the field of energy storage.
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- Fengchun Shi
- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Head of the Inter-University R&D Marketing Centre Science and Technology Park of BNTU, Minsk 220013, Belarus
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- B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Kang SU, Kim CH, You S, Lee DY, Kim YK, Kim SJ, Kim CK, Kim HK. Plasma Surface Modification of 3Y-TZP at Low and Atmospheric Pressures with Different Treatment Times. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:7663. [PMID: 37108832 PMCID: PMC10144831 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The efficiency of plasma surface modifications depends on the operating conditions. This study investigated the effect of chamber pressure and plasma exposure time on the surface properties of 3Y-TZP with N2/Ar gas. Plate-shaped zirconia specimens were randomly divided into two categories: vacuum plasma and atmospheric plasma. Each group was subdivided into five subgroups according to the treatment time: 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min. Following the plasma treatments, we characterized the surface properties, including wettability, chemical composition, crystal structure, surface morphology, and zeta potential. These were analyzed through various techniques, such as contact angle measurement, XPS, XRD, SEM, FIB, CLSM, and electrokinetic measurements. The atmospheric plasma treatments increased zirconia's electron donation (γ-) capacity, while the vacuum plasma treatments decreased γ- parameter with increasing times. The highest concentration of the basic hydroxyl OH(b) groups was identified after a 5 min exposure to atmospheric plasmas. With longer exposure times, the vacuum plasmas induce electrical damage. Both plasma systems increased the zeta potential of 3Y-TZP, showing positive values in a vacuum. In the atmosphere, the zeta potential rapidly increased after 1 min. Atmospheric plasma treatments would be beneficial for the adsorption of oxygen and nitrogen from ambient air and the generation of various active species on the zirconia surface.
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- Sung Un Kang
- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Oral Health Science, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Yan W, Ni M, Zhu C, Du H. Surface valence regulation of cobalt-nickel foams for glucose oxidation-assisted water electrolysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2485-2488. [PMID: 36752266 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05270a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Electrooxidation reactions of organic molecules that require a much lower overpotential are currently considered as promising alternatives to replace the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis. Herein, an ultrafast oxygen plasma treatment is implemented to modify commercial cobalt-nickel foam (CNF) to regulate the high-valence Co3+ and Ni3+, rendering more active sites, faster reaction kinetics and enhanced response towards glucose. Compared to the OER, the overpotential of the plasma-treated CNF at 10 mA cm-2 was reduced to 133 mV via glucose electro-oxidation coupled with water splitting.
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- Yan Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hubei Science and Technology College, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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Zhou J, Wei T, An X. Combining non-thermal plasma technology with photocatalysis: a critical review. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:1538-1545. [PMID: 36541425 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04836a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Due to the excellent application prospects in the fields of new energy generation and environmental remediation, photocatalysis technology has attracted the increasing attention of researchers. Although significant progress has been made in the past decades, the practical application of this technology is still restricted by the moderate catalytic efficiency. To improve the performance of catalysts, new methods are extremely required for the controllable synthesis of high-efficiency catalysts. To further comprehend the relationship between material structure and catalytic activity, the surface active sites of catalysts should be regulated at the atomic and molecular levels. As the fourth state of matter, plasma can generate diverse active species with low energy consumption. As a subset of plasmas, non-thermal plasma (NTP), defined by the great temperature difference between ions (near room temperature) and electrons (usually hotter than 2 orders of magnitude), contributes to the rapid synthesis of functional nanomaterials under relatively mild conditions. Furthermore, NTP has been widely used for the surface modification of materials. Therefore, the combination of NTP and photocatalysis is expected to provide an ideal approach to synthesize high-performance catalysts and precisely customize their surface structures, which is becoming a new direction in the field of catalysis research. This paper fundamentally reviews the progress in the combination of NTP with photocatalysis for versatile applications. Beginning with the principles of photocatalysis and plasma technology, the application of NTP for catalyst synthesis, the plasma-assisted modification of surface actives sites, and the impact of plasma-involved processes on the catalytic performance are discussed, which will provide useful insights into the performance enhancement of catalysts via plasma-assisted processes.
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- Jing Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Aerospace Information Materials and Physics, College of Physics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Zhu X, Xu J, Guan X, Li F, Zhu K, Huang J, Cui X, Fang Z. Rapid Evaluation of Material Surface Modification by a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Based on Fluorescence Coloring and Image Processing Technologies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:49094-49108. [PMID: 36265103 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In recent years, improving the surface properties of large-scale insulation by plasma modification has attracted extensive attention with the development of power systems and high-tech industries. However, routine evaluations of the modification effect and uniformity require complicated tests after the plasma is powered off, which waste a lot of time and cannot regulate the modification effect online. In this study, a novel fluorescence-assisted dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) for fabricating a functional film is developed, and a rapid evaluation method of the modification effect and uniformity is proposed based on fluorescence coloring and image processing technologies. The results show that the addition of an organic fluorescent agent in the DBD with hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) has no negative effect on the plasma discharge and modification effect, and the fluorescence-assisted DBD successfully fabricates the functional films with typical chromogenic groups (N-H and S═O) that exhibit typical fluorescence under an UV lamp. According to image processing and parameter extraction, the plasma-assisted fluorescent film is converted into a two-dimensional (2D) color map with nine color levels, and three characteristic parameters are proposed to evaluate the modification effect rapidly and directly. It shows that the warmer the color of the treated sample, the better the hydrophobicity and electrical insulating properties, where the red region represents the optimally modified surface, while the blue region represents the worst one. The area, shape, and integrity of the plasma modification are clarified quantificationally, which provides the possibility of further online evaluation of the modification effect and uniformity by the plasma treatment.
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- Xi Zhu
- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing211816, Jiangsu, China
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