Plasma surface physics

Charge-transfer across the plasma-wall interface

Plasma surface sheath

Fundamental to any interface is charge transfer. This mantra also holds for the
interface between a plasma and a solid surface. Our research activities in this
field are geared towards a microscopic, quantum-kinetic understanding of charge
transfer across the dielectric in (miniaturized) barrier discharges. Besides
the elementary processes of electron [1] and hole [2] injection into the
dielectric we also study global properties of the electric double layer building
up at any plasma-wall interface [3,4]. The overriding goal thereby is to identify
wall materials/structures opening up novel opto-electronic applications for solids
in contact with a plasma.

[1] F. X. Bronold and H. Fehske, Absorption of an electron by a dielectric wall,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 225001 (2015)

[2] J. Marbach, F. X. Bronold, and H. Fehske, Pseudo-particle approach for
    charge-transferring molecule-surface collisions, Phys. Rev. B 86, 115417 (2012)

[3] R. L. Heinisch, F. X. Bronold, and H. Fehske,  Electron surface layer at the
    interface of a plasma and a dielectric wall, Phys. Rev. B 85, 075323 (2012)


[4] R. L. Heinisch, F. X. Bronold, and H. Fehske, Mie scattering by charged
    dielectric particles, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 243903 (2012)