The effect of nanovoid elongation on electron multiplication during (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F21%3A00119096" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/21:00119096 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2020.3726" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2020.3726</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2020.3726" target="_blank" >10.37904/nanocon.2020.3726</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The effect of nanovoid elongation on electron multiplication during (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We investigate how the geometry of nanovoids present during the (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown in liquid water influences the electron multiplication. Our analysis uses a particle-tracing Monte Carlo simulation toolkit Geant4-DNA. The electron multiplication in nanovoids is one of the possible scenarios describing the charge generation in liquid water. In our simplified model, we assume a constant homogeneous electric field, an ellipsoidal shape of nanovoids, and isotropic distribution of the primary electron's velocity. The quantity of interest is the number of ionizations per number of launched primary electrons. We study this yield of electrons as we vary the ellipsoid eccentricity parameter while keeping the volume constant. The nanovoids with zero eccentricity (spherical case) produce smaller yield since the suppressed length does not favor electron multiplication. On the other hand, a very prolonged ellipsoid causes the loss of most electrons because of early collisions with the void-liquid interface. Therefore, for a particular value of eccentricity, the yield is maximal. The results of this study contribute to the elucidation of the initial phases of discharge evolution in polar liquids and is one of the first steps towards quantitative assessment of the importance of microscopic parameters involved. The understanding of this phenomenon promises the explanation of macroscopic parameters observed in the (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown experiments.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The effect of nanovoid elongation on electron multiplication during (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown

Popis výsledku anglicky

We investigate how the geometry of nanovoids present during the (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown in liquid water influences the electron multiplication. Our analysis uses a particle-tracing Monte Carlo simulation toolkit Geant4-DNA. The electron multiplication in nanovoids is one of the possible scenarios describing the charge generation in liquid water. In our simplified model, we assume a constant homogeneous electric field, an ellipsoidal shape of nanovoids, and isotropic distribution of the primary electron's velocity. The quantity of interest is the number of ionizations per number of launched primary electrons. We study this yield of electrons as we vary the ellipsoid eccentricity parameter while keeping the volume constant. The nanovoids with zero eccentricity (spherical case) produce smaller yield since the suppressed length does not favor electron multiplication. On the other hand, a very prolonged ellipsoid causes the loss of most electrons because of early collisions with the void-liquid interface. Therefore, for a particular value of eccentricity, the yield is maximal. The results of this study contribute to the elucidation of the initial phases of discharge evolution in polar liquids and is one of the first steps towards quantitative assessment of the importance of microscopic parameters involved. The understanding of this phenomenon promises the explanation of macroscopic parameters observed in the (sub)nanosecond electrical breakdown experiments.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-04676S" target="_blank" >GA18-04676S: Základní mechanismy nanosekundového výboje v kapalné vodě</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

NANOCON 2020: 12th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application

ISBN

9788087294987

ISSN

2694-930X

e-ISSN

—

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

167-172

Název nakladatele

TANGER Ltd.

Místo vydání

Ostrava

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

21. 10. 2020

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000664505500028