EE402
ICP in an electrolyte
Creation of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Report
In an Electrolyt
Group members:
Project Description:
-Our research group is geared towards being able to sustain a plasma in an electrolyte. We will create the plasma through inductive coupling, rather than the more common capacitive coupling. We plan on developing methods to sustain a plasma which we ignited the first semester
Project accomplishments:
-We have been able to get a feel for customizing inductor design.
-Although we haven't been able to sustain a plasma yet,. we were able to ignite a plasma in a vacuum chamber.
Future goals:
-Modeling inductor design using Maxwell software package.
-Experiment with different inductor designs.
-Efficient matching network building.
-Different electrolytes in which we will try and ignite the plasma.
Timeline:
-We hope to start moving from our experimentations with gas towards an electrolyte as the medium for plasma ignition.