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CHIM-F425

Plasma chemistry and physics

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

François RENIERS (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Introduction to the general properties of plasmas. Motion of a charged particle in an electromagnetic field. Description of the interactions between particles in a plasma. Waves in plasmas. Dielectric properties of plasmas. Vlassov equation. Introduction to transport phenomena in plasmas.Introduction to plasma chemistry reaction mechanisms ; Description of the different available plasma systems ;characterization of plasmas (OES, electrical)Applications of plasmas to the modification of surfaces and the deposition of coatings

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Provide an overview of the dynamics and the chemical processes in plasmas

Teaching methods and learning activities

oral lecture

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Plasma Dynamics (Clarendon Press . Oxford 1990) R. DendyFundamentals of plasma technology (Binnig) ; Plasma Reactifs (Ricard) ; Plasma polymerization (Lieberman)

Other information

Contacts

freniers@ulb.ac.be ; dcarati@ulb.ac.be

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral examination

Oral examination

Oral exam

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