Random sequential adsorption on a linear lattice; Effect of diffusional relaxation

Journal Article · Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Modern Physics Letters B; (Singapore)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984992000612· OSTI ID:7182975

Nielaba, P ^[1]; Privnan, V ^[2]

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1. Mainz Univ. (Germany). Inst. fuer Physik
2. Oxford Univ. (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics

In this paper, the authors offer phenomenological arguments, supported by numerical Monte Carlo data, suggesting that the asymptotic large-time behavior of the coverage in the 1D lattice deposition of k-mers with k {gt} 3, accompanied by k-mer diffusion, is governed by the same mean-field dynamics as the lattice chemical reaction kA {yields} inert. The latter reaction is considered to occur with partial probability. The coverage in the deposition process approaches full saturation for any nonzero diffusion rate, and the void fraction decreases according to the power-law t{sup {minus}1/(k{minus}1)}.

• OSTI ID: 7182975
• Journal Information: Modern Physics Letters B; (Singapore), Vol. 6:9; ISSN 0217-9849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CRYSTAL LATTICES
ISOMERS
ADSORPTION
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COVERINGS
DATA
DEPOSITION
DIFFUSION
MEAN-FIELD THEORY
MONTE CARLO METHOD
RANDOMNESS
SATURATION
TIME DEPENDENCE
VOID FRACTION
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
INFORMATION
SORPTION
665000* - Physics of Condensed Matter- (1992-)
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