Random sequential adsorption on partially covered surfaces

Journal of Chemical Physics - Tập 108 Số 23 - Trang 9851-9858 - 1998
Zbǐgniew Adamczyk1, Paweł Weroński1
1Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239, Cracow, ul.Niezapominajek 1, Poland

Tóm tắt

The random sequential adsorption (RSA) approach was used to analyze adsorption of hard spheres at surfaces precovered with smaller sized particles. Numerical simulations were performed to determine the available surface function φl of larger particles for various particle size ratios λ=al/as and surface concentration of smaller particles θs. It was found that the numerical results were in a reasonable agreement with the formula stemming from the scaled particle theory with the modification for the sphere/sphere geometry. Particle adsorption kinetics was also determined in terms of the RSA simulations. By extrapolating the θl vs τ−1/2 dependencies, the jamming concentrations of larger spheres θl∞ were determined as a function of the initial smaller sphere concentration. It was found that θl∞ were considerably reduced by the presence of smaller sized particles, especially for λ≫1. The pair correlation function g of larger particles in the jamming state was also determined, showing more short range ordering (at the same θl) in comparison with monodisperse systems. The theoretical predictions stemming from our calculations suggest that the presence of trace amounts of very small particles may exert a decisive influence on adsorption of larger particles.

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Journal of Chemical Physics

Tập 108 Số 23

9851-9858

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