Abnormal Polarity Effects of Streamer Discharge in Propylene Carbonate under Microsecond Pulses

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/34/7/077701

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2017, Vol. 34

Issue (7): 077701 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/34/7/077701

CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Abnormal Polarity Effects of Streamer Discharge in Propylene Carbonate under Microsecond Pulses

Hong-Wei Liu¹, Yan-Pan Hou¹, Zi-Cheng Zhang^1**, Jian Xu²

¹College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073
²Chongqing Communication Institute, Chongqing 400035

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Hong-Wei Liu, Yan-Pan Hou, Zi-Cheng Zhang et al 2017 Chin. Phys. Lett. 34 077701

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Abstract Propylene carbonate (PC) has a great potential to be used as an energy storage medium in the compact pulsed power sources due to its high dielectric constant and large resistivity. We investigate both the positive and negative breakdown characteristics of PC. The streamer patterns are obtained by ultra-high-speed cameras. The experimental results show that the positive breakdown voltage of PC is about 135% higher than the negative one, which is abnormal compared with the common liquid. The shape of the positive streamer is filamentary and branchy, while the negative streamer is tree-like and less branched. According to these experimental results, a charge layer structure model at the interface between the metal electrode and liquid is presented. It is suggested that the abnormal polarity effect basically arises from the electric field strength difference in the interface between both electrodes and PC. What is more, the recombination radiation and photoionization also play an important role in the whole discharge process.

Received: 30 December 2016 Published: 23 June 2017

PACS:	77.22.Jp	(Dielectric breakdown and space-charge effects)
	52.80.Wq	(Discharge in liquids and solids)
	51.50.+v	(Electrical properties)

Fund: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 51677190, and the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 2017JJ1005.

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