학술논문

Nonequilibrium Plasma Cleaning of Organic Contaminants on the Surface of Diffraction Gratings
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on. 51(10):3008-3017 Oct, 2023
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Cleaning
Plasmas
Surface morphology
Surface contamination
Response surface methodology
Surface treatment
Surface discharges
Diffraction grating
nonequilibrium plasma cleaning
response surface methodology (RSM)
surface free energy (SFE)
wettability
Language
ISSN
0093-3813
1939-9375
Abstract
Organic contamination of large-aperture optical components is one of the crucial factors limiting the energy boost of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). Plasma cleaning technology is a safe method of optical components surface treatment and has good application prospects in eliminating superficial organic contaminants. This study conducted nonequilibrium plasma cleaning experiments on diffraction gratings to investigate the upshot of cleaning process parameters on surface cleanliness. Surface morphology and wettability after contamination were measured to evaluate surface cleanliness. The outcomes of water contact angle (WCA) and surface free energy (SFE) indicated that the characteristic of gratings has improved after processing. The experimental results demonstrated that the nonequilibrium plasma cleaning techniques were competent in recovering the surface micromorphology of diffraction gratings. The surface cleanliness was further improved after atmospheric and low-pressure plasma cleaning by parameter optimization of the response surface methodology (RSM). This research provides guiding implications for improving plasma cleaning and parameter optimization in its engineering applications.