Microplasmas from Diamond Arrays
Lead Research Organisation:
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Department Name: Technology
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Robert Stevens (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Malik A
(2013)
Deep reactive ion etching of silicon moulds for the fabrication of diamond x-ray focusing lenses
in Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
May P W
(2012)
Microplasma Arrays from CVD Diamond
May P W
(2012)
Microplasma Arrays from CVD Diamond
Mitea S
(2012)
Generation of microdischarges in diamond substrates
in Plasma Sources Science and Technology
| Description | We demonstrated that it is possible to create microplasmas or miniature light sources in cavities which are formed by machining diamond using high power lasers. |
| Exploitation Route | By reducing the size of the microcavity there is the potential to create stable microplasma sources which work at atmospheric pressure which could be used to clean polluted air. Alternatively, the precision of the cavity array could be used as a calibration source for space and analytical instrumentation. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Environment,Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | We developed a silicon microfabrication process for microplasma arrays. Also we produced the first microplasma emission by microstucturing synthic diamond using a laser to create a micro cavity |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Environment,Healthcare |