Adsorption of dimers on heterogeneous surfaces: Scaling behavior for the adsorption isotherms

The localized monolayer adsorption of homonuclear dimers on heterogeneous surfaces with simple topographies is analyzed by combining theoretical modeling and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The heterogeneous surfaces are represented by lattices with two kinds of sites, the so-called bivariate heteroge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: González, José Eduardo, Ramirez Pastor, Antonio Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/136369
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/136369
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ADSORPTION
HETEROGENEOUS SURFACES
MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS
MULTISITE OCCUPANCY
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Sumario:The localized monolayer adsorption of homonuclear dimers on heterogeneous surfaces with simple topographies is analyzed by combining theoretical modeling and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The heterogeneous surfaces are represented by lattices with two kinds of sites, the so-called bivariate heterogeneous surface. Shallow and deep sites with energies (S) and (D), respectively, form l × l patches distributed at random or in chessboard-like ordered domains on two-dimensional square, honeycomb and triangular lattices. The adsorption process is monitored by following the adsorption isotherms. The scope of the present work is to determine, via MC simulation and a theoretical model, the general properties of the adsorption of non-interacting dimers on bivariate surfaces with a characteristic correlation length, l. These findings are discussed for the determination of the energetic topography of the surface, from adsorption measurements.