Publications by Christoph Hollenstein

Multiple dehydrogenation reactions of negative ions in low pressure silane plasma chemistry

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Antoine Descoeudres

Micro-particle formation in low pressure silane (SiH4) plasmas has been of technical interest and concern for at least 40 years. Negative ion plasma chemistry is a candidate for the initial nucleation, which has been extensively studied both experimentally ...

2020

OES Characterization of Steamers in a Nanosecond Pulsed SBDB Using N2 and Ar Transitions

Christoph Hollenstein, Peter Ott, Pénélope Leyland, Philip Peschke, Sami Goekce

The characterization of non-thermal homogeneous plasmas is possible using optical emission spectroscopy (OES), notably by estimating the reduced electric field. This method was applied to characterize streamers generated by a nanosecond pulsed surface diel ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2016

Industrial plasmas in academia

Christoph Hollenstein, Ivo Furno, Alan Howling, Philippe Frédérique Bruno Guittienne

The present review, written at the occasion of the 2014 EPS Innovation award, will give a short overview of the research and development of industrial plasmas within the last 30 years and will also provide a first glimpse into future developments of this i ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2015

Temporal characteristics of the pulsed electric discharges in small gaps filled with hydrocarbon oil

Christoph Hollenstein

In order to understand the role of electrode materials in electrical discharges with micro gaps (

Iop Publishing Ltd2015

Analysis of resonant planar dissipative network antennas for rf inductively coupled plasma sources

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Philippe Frédérique Bruno Guittienne

The analysis of a radio-frequency (RF) planar antenna is presented for applications in plasma processing. The antenna is a network of elementary meshes composed of inductive and capacitive elements which exhibits a set of resonant modes. The high currents ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

Direct current breakdown in gases for complex geometries from high vacuum to atmospheric pressure

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Ralph Schnyder

The demand for improved performances of power transmission devices requires ever smaller dimensions and higher working voltages which lead to increased risk of breakdown, for example, in satellite slip rings. Previous works are mostly limited to breakdown ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2013

Low ion energy RF reactor using an array of plasmas through a grounded grid

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Michaël Chesaux

A reactor using localized remote plasma in a grid electrode is presented in this study. The aim is to reduce the ion bombardment energy inherent in RF capacitively coupled parallel plate reactors used to deposit large area thin film silicon solar cells. Hi ...

A V S Amer Inst Physics2013

Resonant RF network antennas for large-area and large-volume inductively coupled plasma sources

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Philippe Frédérique Bruno Guittienne

Large-area and large-volume radio frequency (RF) plasmas are produced by different arrangements of an elementary electrical mesh consisting of two conductors interconnected by a capacitor at each end. The obtained cylindrical and planar RF networks are res ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2013

Funnelling of rf current via a plasmoid through a grid hole in an rf capacitive plasma reactor

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Michaël Chesaux

The boundaries of capacitively coupled radio-frequency (rf) plasma reactors generally include at least one grounded metal grid or perforated plate for purposes of gas flow or diagnostic access. When increasing the rf power, an intense localized plasma (a p ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2013

Generation of Whistler-Wave Heated Discharges with Planar Resonant rf Networks

Christoph Hollenstein, Alan Howling, Philippe Frédérique Bruno Guittienne

Magnetized plasma discharges generated by a planar resonant rf network are investigated. A regime transition is observed above a magnetic field threshold, associated with rf waves propagating in the plasma and which present the characteristics of whistler ...

Amer Physical Soc2013