Adsorption of binary mixtures on two-dimensional surfaces: theory and Monte Carlo simulations

The adsorption of binary mixtures on square lattices is studied by combining theoretical modeling and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in grand canonical ensemble. The adsorption thermodynamics is analyzed through the total and partial isotherms. Two theoretical models have been used in the present stud...

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Autores: Sanchez Varretti, Fabricio Orlando, García, Guillermo Daniel, Pasinetti, Pedro Marcelo, Ramirez Pastor, Antonio Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/5684
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/5684
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adsorption
Binary Mixtures
Monte Carlo Simulations
Quasi-Chemical Approximation
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Sumario:The adsorption of binary mixtures on square lattices is studied by combining theoretical modeling and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in grand canonical ensemble. The adsorption thermodynamics is analyzed through the total and partial isotherms. Two theoretical models have been used in the present study: (i) the first, which we called cluster approximation (CA), is based on exact calculations of configurations on finite cells. An efficient algorithm allows us to calculate the detailed structure of the configuration space for m=l×lm=l×l cells; and (ii) the second is a generalization of the classical quasi-chemical approximation (QCA) in which the adsorbate is a binary mixture of species aa and bb. Adsorbate–adsorbate lateral interactions are incorporated in the context of the two mentioned approximations. Results from CA and QCA are compared with MC simulations. Close agreement between simulated and theoretical data supports the validity of the theoretical models to describe the adsorption of mixed gases on two-dimensional surfaces.