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Plasma-Profile Control Using External Circuit in a Capacitively Coupled Plasma Reactor

Bera et al., 2010

Document ID
3124372859545031815
Author
Bera K
Rauf S
Balakrishna A
Collins K
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE transactions on plasma science

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Very high frequency (VHF) capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) sources offer several benefits, including low plasma potential, high electron density, and controllable dissociation. However, standing electromagnetic waves can make the spatial structure of VHF plasmas a …
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