Fundamental plasma-catalyst interaction in micro-structured discharges (A06)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 327886311

Micro-structured discharges consist of thousands of identical cavities, each acting as a separate plasma catalytic reactor. Combining time- and spatially-resolved optical diagnostic techniques, the catalytic performance in each cavity, coated with different catalyst material in a combinatorial approach, is analyzed to determine optimal conditions for plasma catalysis. Machine learning approaches are used to interpolate and extrapolate the influence of different plasma parameters and catalysts on a larger scale.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1316: Transient atmospheric plasmas - from plasmas to liquids to solids
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Dr. Marc Böke; Professorin Dr. Judith Golda, since 1/2022; Dr. Volker Schulz-von der Gathen, until 12/2021