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Jingwen FAN, Huijie YAN, Ting LI, Yurong MAO, Jiaqi LI, Jian SONG. Surface charge characteristics in a three-electrode surface dielectric barrier discharge[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2024, 26(11): 115403. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ad7821
Citation: Jingwen FAN, Huijie YAN, Ting LI, Yurong MAO, Jiaqi LI, Jian SONG. Surface charge characteristics in a three-electrode surface dielectric barrier discharge[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2024, 26(11): 115403. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ad7821

Surface charge characteristics in a three-electrode surface dielectric barrier discharge

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  • Author Bio:

    Huijie YAN: yanhuijie@dlut.edu.cn

  • Corresponding author:

    Huijie YAN, yanhuijie@dlut.edu.cn

  • Received Date: March 11, 2024
  • Revised Date: September 01, 2024
  • Accepted Date: September 06, 2024
  • Available Online: September 07, 2024
  • Published Date: October 01, 2024
  • The surface charge characteristics in a three-electrode surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) are experimentally investigated based on the Pockels effect of an electro-optical crystal. The actuator is based on the most commonly used SDBD structure for airflow control, with an exposed electrode supplied with sinusoidal AC high voltage, a grounded encapsulated electrode and an additional exposed electrode downstream supplied with DC voltage. The ionic wind velocity and thrust can be significantly improved by increasing DC voltage although the plasma discharge characteristics are virtually unaffected. It is found that the negative charges generated by the discharge of the three-electrode structure accumulate on the dielectric surface significantly further downstream in an AC period compared to the actuator with a two-electrode structure. The negative charges in the downstream region increase as the DC voltage increases. In addition, the DC voltage affects the time required for the positive charge filaments to decay. The positive DC voltage expands the ionic acceleration zone downstream to produce a greater EHD force. The amplitude of the DC voltage affects the electric field on the dielectric surface and is therefore a key factor in the formation of the EHD force. Further research on the surface charge characteristics of a three-electrode structure has been conducted using a pulse power to drive the discharge, and the same conclusions are drawn. This work demonstrates a link between surface charge characteristics and EHD performance of a three-electrode SDBD actuator.

  • A vacuum interrupter is a high-voltage electrical device [12]. Many experimental studies on contact materials have focused on improving the capacity of vacuum interrupters [37]. Cu–Cr alloy is the most widely used material in commercial contacts because of its outstanding breaking capacity [3]. CuCr25 and CuCr30 are the best materials for vacuum interrupters [3, 8]. Furthermore, W–Cu alloy is commonly used because of the anti-welding ability of W. However, this factor depends on the manufacturing technique [3, 9]. Among these studies, the erosion of contacts caused by the vacuum arc has attracted considerable research attention.

    In high-current vacuum interrupters, the energy flux from the arc column to the anode can heat the anode surface to a high temperature [1012]. When the anode temperature is sufficiently high, the anode can be melted and even evaporated, forming the anode vapor emission into the arc column [1316].

    The anode phenomena have been studied with various contact materials. Kong et al [17] investigated the threshold current with which the active anode mode occurred with contacts made by Cu–Cr alloy and pure Cu. With the increase in Cr content in the contacts, the threshold current decreased. Khakpour et al [1820] studied the anode phenomena for optical diagnostic techniques using CuCr25 contacts and studied the species density and plasma temperature. Lin et al [3] analyzed the arc characteristics and contact erosion with contacts made by Cu–Cr and W–Cu alloys. By comparison, the W–Cu alloy had worse toughness than that of the Cu–Cr alloy. The cathode spots on the contact made by W–Cu alloy moved slower, which is not beneficial to the arc diffusion process.

    The anode phenomena were determined by the interaction between the anode vapor and arc column [2123]. To understand the effect of electrode materials on the anode phenomena, relevant numerical research is necessary. Wang et al [24] established a multi-component magneto-hydro-dynamic (MHD) model to analyze the arc characteristics with contacts made by Cu–Cr and W–Cu alloys without considering anode phenomena. Huang et al [25] calculated the anode temperature distributions with various contact materials. However, the model was not coupled with the vacuum arc. Shmelev et al [26] and our group [27, 28] developed a self-consistent model to analyze the transient arc characteristics and anode temperature with contacts by the Cu–Cr alloy. However, limited numerical discussion and theoretical analyses have been conducted on the effect of electrode materials on the anode phenomena.

    In this study, a self-consistent model was used considering the interaction among anode vapor, arc column, and the anode. Based on the previous model [27], the anode phenomena were analyzed with contacts made by the Cu–Cr alloy, W–Cu alloy, pure Cu, and pure W. Anode erosion was discussed with various contact materials. Simulation and relevant experimental results were compared to explain the experimental phenomena.

    Figure 1 displays the physical model of the simulation. The contact diameter was 10 mm, and the gap length was 5 mm. Indexes A and B represent various materials according to the contact materials. In calculation area I, the vacuum arc parameters were calculated by the multi-component MHD model considering the anode vapor. Various components including ions, atoms, and electrons were considered. Calculation area II corresponds to the anode area, in which the anode temperature is calculated considering the energy flux from the vacuum arc and the energy loss by evaporation. During the initial stage of arcing, the anode was inactive and the cathode was the only source of the plasma. In this case, ions were emitted from the cathode and the erosion of atom evaporation was assumed to be 1/10 of the ion erosion [29]. When the arc current was sufficiently high, the anode could be heated to a sufficiently high temperature, leading to considerable anode evaporation into the arc column. Therefore, on the anode side, atoms were generated due to the anode evaporation, forming a neutral atom vapor area (NAVA) in front of the anode. Anode vapor was ionized near the ionization layer. In this study, the peak arc current Iarc was set to be 2 kA for a frequency of 50 Hz. In this case, the anode surface deformation was ignored because the arc current density was not too high [30]. The simulation covers the arc development from 1 to 9 ms with a time step of 0.05 ms. The calculation scheme can be found in a previous study [27].

    Figure  1.  Physical model of the simulation.

    In this study, various contact materials, including pure Cu, CuCr25, CuCr50, W, WCu20, and WCu30, were considered. Table 1 lists the consideration of various ion species for different contact materials so that the average charge number at the cathode side was 1.85, 2, and 3 for Cu, Cr, and W, respectively [3132]. For example, in the simulation with WCu20 contact, seven ion species (Cu1+, Cu2+, Cu3+, W1+, W2+, W3+, and W4+) were considered in calculation area I by ionization and recombination process. At the cathode side, only Cu1+, Cu2+, and W3+ were emitted with a proportion of 0.03:0.17:0.8 according to the average charge number given previously and their mass fraction in the contact. Contact materials were divided into two groups (table 1) for analysis.

    Table  1.  Consideration of ion species in calculation area I and their emissions from the cathode side for various contact materials.
    GroupContact materialConsideration of ion species in calculation area IIon species emitted from the cathode
    Group IPure CuCu1+, Cu2+, and Cu3+Cu1+, and Cu2+
    Group ICuCr25Cu1+, Cu2+, Cu3+, Cr1+, Cr2+, and Cr3+Cu1+, Cu2+, and Cr2+
    Group ICuCr50Cu1+, Cu2+, Cu3+, Cr1+, Cr2+, and Cr3+Cu1+, Cu2+, and Cr2+
    Group IIPure WW1+, W2+, W3+, and W4+W3+
    Group IIWCu20Cu1+, Cu2+, Cu3+, W1+, W2+, W3+, and W4+Cu1+, Cu2+, and W3+
    Group IIWCu30Cu1+, Cu2+, Cu3+, W1+, W2+, W3+, and W4+Cu1+, Cu2+, and W3+
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    The vacuum arc parameters are calculated by the transient multi-component MHD model based on our previous work [27]. The mass conservation equation of atoms is expressed as follows:

    nA0t+(nA0ua)=˙nA0. (1)

    For ions at the highest ionization level considered in table 1, the mass conservation equation is expressed as follows:

    nAjt+(nAjui)=˙nA(j1). (2)

    For the other ions, the mass conservation equations are expressed as follows:

    nAjt+(nAjui)=˙nA(j1)˙nAj. (3)

    The net ionization rate in equations (1)–(3) is given by:

    ˙nAj=αAjnAjneβAjnA(j+1)n2e. (4)

    The momentum conservation equations of ions and atoms are expressed as follows:

    miniuit+(miniuiui)=(pi+pe)+J×B+miRia(uiua)+S1, (5)
    manauat+(minauaua)=pamiRia(uiua)S1. (6)

    The energy conservation equations of ions, atoms, and electrons are expressed as follows:

    32nikTit+((32nikTi+12miniui2)ui)+(λiTi)=(piui)+3memineνeik(TeTi)+zieniuiE3Riak(TiTa)+miRia(uiua)2+S2, (7)
    32nakTat+((32nakTa+12minaua2)ua)+(paua)=3Riak(TiTa)+miRia(uiua)2S2, (8)
    32nekTet+(32nekTeue)+(λeTe)=J2σ3memineνeik(TeTi)Wi. (9)

    The magnetic field is calculated by the following magnetic transport equation:

    Bt(1μ0σB)=1σ2J×σ+1μ0σ2Bσ+1nee2(nekTe)×ne+×(ue×B). (10)

    The influences of ionization and recombination process on the momentum conservation equations and energy conservation equations in equations (5)–(8) are expressed as follows for pure metal contacts:

    S1=miαA0nA0neuamiβA0nA1n2eui, (11)
    S2=32k(αA0nA0neTaβA0nA1n2eTi). (12)

    For alloy contacts, these two items are expressed as follows:

    S1=mi(αA0nA0+αB0nB0)neuami(βA0nA1+βB0nB1)n2eui, (13)
    S2=32k[(αA0nA0+αB0nB0)neTa(βA0nA1+βB0nB1)n2eTi]. (14)

    Similar to the previous study [27], the subscripts A and B can be Cu, Cr, or W, representing different materials. Subscripts i, a, and e represents ions, atoms, and electrons, respectively. Subscript j can be 1, 2, and 3 representing single-charged, double-charged, and triple-charged ions, respectively. In these equations, the ionization and recombination process and the friction force among ions, atoms, and electrons were considered. A detailed explanation of the equations can be found in the previous studies [22, 27]. The explanations of the parameters are shown in table 2.

    Table  2.  Parameter list.
    Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
    n Number density k Boltzmann constant
    t Time T Temperature
    u Velocity λ Thermal conductivity
    α Ionization rate coefficient νei Collision frequency between electrons and ions
    β Recombination rate coefficient zi Average charge number
    m Mass e Unit charge
    p Pressure E Electric field
    J Current density Wi Ionization energy
    B Magnetic field σ Electric conductivity
    Ria Friction coefficient between ions and atoms μ0 Vacuum permeability
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    When using the finite element analysis to calculate the magnetic vector potential, the calculation area should be at least five times that of the arc column in order to apply a set of reasonable boundary conditions. However, in this study, the magnetic induction intensity is calculated directly instead. In this case, the magnetic field can be calculated by the magnetic transport equation deduced by Maxwell equations and generalized Ohm’s law (i.e., equation (10)), and the boundary conditions can be given by the Ampere’s loop theorem [33, 34]. As for the other plasma parameters, the lateral boundaries are considered as a free boundary corresponding to the pressure-far-field boundary condition as given in the previous work [32, 34]. Therefore, the calculation area is as wide as the electrode diameter, which is enough for research on the electrode ablation. The detailed boundary conditions for the calculation area I can be found in the previous studies [22, 27].

    The anode temperature is calculated by the following anode energy equation [30]:

    (ρanH)t(λanTan)=0, (15)

    where ρan is the anode material density, H is the enthalpy, λan is the thermal conductivity, and Tan is the anode temperature. The detailed boundary conditions and material parameters for the calculation area II can be found in the previous studies [25, 27].

    Figure 2 presents a comparison of the density distributions of ions and atoms with contacts made of CuCr50 and WCu20 at different instants. When the anode temperature is sufficient, the anode vapor can enter the arc column forming the anode vapor area with high ion density and high atom density at the anode side. At the cathode side, the atom density increases from the center to the edge as a result of the decrease of the electron temperature along the radial direction, which is consistent with the previous work [22]. Because the relative atomic mass of W is considerably higher than that of Cr, the arc column is more constricted with the contacts made by Cu–Cr alloy than with those made by the W–Cu alloy. Thus, the ion density distribution is more uniform in the W–Cu alloy case (figure 2). The atom density is considerably lower in the case of WCu20, leading to a lower maximum ion density.

    Figure  2.  Distributions of the ion density and atom density at various instants with the contacts made by (a) CuCr50 and (b) WCu20.

    Figure 3 displays the axial current density distribution in front of the anode at 4 ms, where no anode phenomena can be observed from the arc appearance. Compared with the case of group I, the current density is more uniform in the case of group II due to the high relative atomic mass of W, which is consistent with figure 2. Concerning group II, with the increase in the content of Cu in the contacts, the current density becomes constricted. However, for group I, the mass difference between Cu and Cr is too small to play an essential role. In this case, the Hall effect is the primary reason for current constriction. With a higher content of Cr in the contacts, the average charge number becomes higher, leading to a weaker Hall effect. However, the difference among the contacts in each group is not obvious.

    Figure  3.  Axial current density in front of the anode at 4 ms (J0 is the average current density at the cathode side at the current peak).

    Figure 4 displays the transient simulation results of ion density and atom density in front of the anode center. In group I, both ion density and atom density in front of the anode center increase with the decrease in Cr content from 4 to 5 ms because more Cr content leads to a lower saturated vapor pressure in the case where the anode temperature is lower than the melting point of Cr [25]. After 5 ms, the difference in the density becomes negligibly small. In the case of pure W contacts, the anode phenomena do not occur because of their high melting point. Therefore, the ion density is proportional to the arc current, whereas the atom density is inversely proportional to the arc current because the ionization process is more intense at a higher arc current. Compared with Cu–Cr alloy contacts, the anode vapor density is lower in W–Cu alloy contacts. Accordingly, ion density in group II is lower than in group I.

    Figure  4.  Transient simulation results of the density in front of the anode center. (a) Ion density and (b) atom density.

    Figure 5 displays the transient simulation results of axial ion velocity in front of the anode center. The ion velocity is on the order of 103 m/s, which is consistent with the experimental results in the case of high-current vacuum arc [35]. Before the anode vapor appears, ions are generated at the cathode side and accelerated by the pressure gradient from the cathode to the anode. The ion velocity at the anode side decreases with the increase in the average mass. When sufficient anode vapor enters the arc column, the ions are decelerated by the friction force. In W–Cu alloy contacts, the axial ion velocity can even be negative because the friction force is proportional to the ion mass (see equation (5)). After about 7 ms, the atom density at the anode side begins to decrease (see figure 4(b)). Then the friction between the atoms and the ions becomes lower, leading to the increase of the ion velocity.

    Figure  5.  Transient simulation results of the axial ion velocity in front of the anode center.

    Figure 6 displays the transient simulation results of the plasma temperature in front of the anode center. The electron temperature depends on the Joule heat, namely the current density and conductivity. In group II, the collision frequency between the ions and electrons was higher because of the higher average charge number, leading to a lower conductivity [22]. Therefore, although the current density is lower in group II than in group I, the electron temperature is higher. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity of electrons in group II is lower because of its high average charge number, which is not beneficial to heat conduction, leading to a high electron temperature. The ion temperature is dominated by the energy exchange with electrons, which is inversely proportional to the ion mass. Therefore, the difference among the materials before 4 ms is small. The presence of the anode vapor considerably decreases both the ion and electron temperature. A sharp increase is observed just before the decrease as a result of the friction between ions and atoms. Then the ion temperature decreases rapidly due to the energy exchange between the ions and atoms. As for the electron temperature, a decrease can also be observed due to the ionization energy loss. However, even if the anode vapor can reduce the electrical conductivity, the current density around the anode vapor area is still high due to the constriction of the arc current. Therefore, the influence of the anode vapor on the electron temperature is not that obvious as a result of the Joule heat.

    Figure  6.  Transient simulation results of the plasma temperature in front of the anode center. (a) Ion temperature and (b) electron temperature.

    Figures 7 and 8 display the energy flux from the vacuum arc to the anode estimated by the arc parameters. At 4 ms, under the comprehensive effect of arc parameters, the energy flux distributions in group II are more uniform but lower than in group I. As discussed in a previous study [27], the energy flux decreases at the anode center, and its maximum moves towards the anode edge under the influence of anode vapor. The fluctuation of the profiles in figure 8 during the decrease after approximately 4.5 ms is caused by the unstable expansion of the NAVA.

    Figure  7.  Energy fluxes from the vacuum arc to the anode along the radial direction (a) at 4 ms, and (b) at 6 ms.
    Figure  8.  Energy fluxes from the vacuum arc to the anode center as a function of time.

    Figure 9 displays the anode temperature that was predicted with the energy flux. Table 3 presents the maximum anode temperature and corresponding instants. The maximum anode temperature always occurs after the current peak because of the thermal inertia. In W contacts, the anode center temperature can increase up to 2871 K. The anode temperature depends on the energy flux. Therefore, the anode temperature reached the maximum earlier in the other cases than in W contacts since the anode vapor could reduce the energy flux. However, in the case of W contacts and WCu20 contacts, the anode temperature increases more quickly than in the other cases because of the low specific heat capacity and low heat conductivity of W in spite of their low energy flux [25].

    Figure  9.  Anode center temperature as a function of time.
    Table  3.  Maximum anode temperature and the corresponding instants for various contact materials.
    Group Contact material Maximum anode temperature (K) The corresponding instant (ms)
    Group IPure Cu1984.46.55
    Group ICuCr252006.86.50
    Group ICuCr502038.06.55
    Group IIPure W2871.87.60
    Group IIWCu202037.06.70
    Group IIWCu301949.26.75
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    From table 3, the maximum anode temperature is around 2000 K when the anode vapor occurs. In our study, a simulation with WCu10 electrodes was also conducted and the anode temperature was found to be up to 2244 K. However, this result is not given since the arc calculation is not converged after about 8 ms. Nevertheless, this indicates that a higher anode temperature is possible with our model and the maximum anode temperature is not caused by the model or the calculation method.

    Figure 10 displays the radial anode surface temperature profiles. The anode surface temperature distributions in group II are more uniform than in group I because the energy flux is more uniform in group II. Under the influence of anode vapor, the maximum of the energy flux moves to the anode edge, leading to a more uniform anode temperature distribution. This phenomenon indicates that the melting area of the anode can be considerably larger in the case of W–Cu alloy contacts.

    Figure  10.  Anode surface temperature distributions along the radial direction (a) at 4 ms, and (b) at 6 ms.

    Figure 9 reveals that the anode temperature can be higher than the melting point of Cu but lower than those of Cr and W. Therefore, the area with the temperature higher than the melting point of Cu was melted. Figure 11 displays the melting radius of the anode and reveals that the melting area is larger in W–Cu alloy contacts than in group I, which is consistent with section 3.2 (i.e., figure 10). This phenomenon indicates a severe erosion with W–Cu alloy contacts.

    Figure  11.  Anode erosion radius as a function of time.

    Anode vapor expansion depends on the pressure balance between the anode vapor and the cathode plasma [23]. For example, figure 12 reveals that the ion pressure in the case of WCu20 contacts is considerably lower than in CuCr50 contacts, which is beneficial to anode vapor expansion. When the anode phenomena occur, the ion pressure distribution exhibits two peak values. The distribution at the anode side is caused by the ionized anode vapor, whereas the other distribution represents the cathode plasma pressure. In WCu20 contacts, the peak ion pressure near the anode side is farther away from the anode compared with CuCr50 contacts, indicating a wider anode vapor expansion.

    Figure  12.  Ion pressure distribution at (a) 4 ms in CuCr50 contacts (left) and WCu20 contacts (right), and (b) 6 ms in CuCr50 contacts (left) and WCu20 contacts (right).

    The vacuum arc plasma can be considered as a kind of ideal gas, namely

    pi=nikTi. (16)

    According to the experimental and theoretical research on the high-current vacuum arc, the ion density is in the order of 1020–1022 m−3 and the ion temperature is about 3–7 eV [3237]. Therefore, the maximum ion pressure can be in the order of 103–104 Pa, which is consistent with figure 12.

    Figure 13 displays the variation of ion and atom densities at 6 ms along the y-axis near the anode side. Although both ion and atom densities in front of the anode were lower in group II, the decline of them was slower in such a case. This phenomenon indicates that the anode vapor enters deep into the arc column in group II, which is consistent with the analysis. However, because the maximum atom density with contacts made of the W–Cu alloy was too low (see figures 4 and 13), the anode phenomena in W–Cu alloy contacts were less obvious than in Cu–Cr alloy contacts.

    Figure  13.  Density variation on the y-axis in front of the anode center at 6 ms. (a) Atom density and (b) ion density.

    Here, CuCr50 and WCu20 contacts are considered examples to make a comparison. As displayed in figure 14, the NAVA is larger in WCu20 contacts than in the other cases. Therefore, the arc parameters in front of the anode are more likely to be affected by anode vapor, and the maximum energy flux moves from the anode center to the anode edge quickly (figure 15) when the anode phenomena occur. This phenomenon can be another reason for the uniform anode temperature distributions in W–Cu alloy contacts (figure 10).

    Figure  14.  Atom density distributions at (a) 5 ms in CuCr50 contacts (left) and WCu20 contacts (right), and (b) 6 ms in CuCr50 contacts (left) and WCu20 contacts (right).
    Figure  15.  Energy fluxes from the vacuum arc to the anode surface at various instants in the case of (a) CuCr50 contacts and (b) WCu20 contacts.

    According to the preceding analysis, pure W contacts have the best ablation resistance. However, this material is not suitable to be applied in the high-current interrupters due to its low electrical conductivity and fragility (especially at high temperature). From figure 11, the ablation radius with the W–Cu alloy is larger than radii in the other cases, indicating more melting of the Cu in the contacts. With the mass loss of Cu in the form of droplets, the contact characteristics made by W–Cu alloy may be similar to that made by pure W.

    From figure 9, the anode temperature is higher than the melting point of Cu for a long time with pure Cu contacts. This indicates a severe mass loss of the contact material due to the strong mobility of melted Cu. Among the materials studied in this work, Cu–Cr alloy is the best choice for the contacts in high-current interrupters. However, with the increase of the Cr content in the contacts, the maximum anode temperature is higher. Therefore, CuCr25 contacts are better than CuCr50 contacts. This is also consistent with the experimental results [6].

    In section 4.1, the anode phenomena are predicted to be more obvious in Cu–Cr alloys than in W–Cu alloys. Therefore, most of experimental studies on the anode phenomena in the past used Cu–Cr alloy contacts [1317]. However, the movement of the melting pool of the anode surface and the formation of the anode plume are not discussed. Considering the complex mechanism of the anode plume expansion, the anode ablation characteristics can be different at the arc current high enough for a more active anode mode.

    According to the experimental results of Lin et al [3], the vacuum arc with contacts made by W–Cu alloy distributed evenly and the erosion area on the anode surface was less concentrated than in Cu–Cr alloy. Simulation results are consistent with these experimental results. Lin et al [3] reported that W was left in W–Cu alloy contacts after several discharges because of the evaporation of Cu, leading to cracks and bad toughness. Figure 16 displays the density distributions of the anode vapor components at 6 ms. In WCu20 contacts, the W atom density in front of the anode is considerably lower than the Cu atom density. This phenomenon indicates that the W in the anode hardly melts, and the W atom in front of the anode is from the cathode plasma, which is consistent with the experimental results by the scanning electron microscope of Lin et al [3]. A similar phenomenon was reported by Nicolle et al [4].

    Figure  16.  Radial atom density distributions of various components in front of the anode at 6 ms in (a) CuCr50 contacts and (b) WCu20 contacts.

    Huang et al [25] estimated the anode temperature with various contact materials without considering anode vapor. According to their results, the anode temperature in the case of W contacts increased quickly and was higher than in the case of Cu–Cr alloy contacts, which is consistent with our results. Because the arc current density in their study was higher than in this study, the maximum anode temperature predicted by them was higher (e.g., 2700–2900 K for Cu–Cr alloy contacts).

    In this study, the effect of the contact materials on the anode phenomena was studied using the MHD model. Here are some conclusions.

    (a) The arc column was predicted to be more uniform in group II than in group I, leading to a more uniform anode surface temperature distribution and a larger anode erosion area.

    (b) Anode vapor expansion was deeper in the W–Cu alloy contacts than in Cu–Cr alloy contacts. However, the anode phenomena in the W–Cu alloy contacts were less obvious because of their lower maximum atom density.

    (c) In W–Cu alloy contacts, the anode vapor was dominated by Cu. This is the reason for the cracks on the anode surface and the bad toughness observed in experiments.

    (d) Of the materials studied in this work, CuCr25 is the best choice for the contacts in high-current interrupters.

    The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

    This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51777026 and 11705075).

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