Monte Carlo Simulations of Solid 2D Phase Growth on 1D Solid Substrates with Square-Wave Surface Profiles. Influence of Hole Design and Depositing Particle Surface Diffusion

Nieto F. J. Rodríguez, Pasquale M. A., Martins M. E., Bareilles F.A. and Arvia A. J.
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Nieto F. J. Rodríguez: 1. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, (1900). La Plata, Argentina.
Pasquale M. A.: 1. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, (1900). La Plata, Argentina.
Martins M. E.: 1. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, (1900). La Plata, Argentina.
Bareilles F.A.: 2. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas (Universidad Nacional de La Plata).
Arvia A. J.: 1. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, (1900). La Plata, Argentina.

Monte Carlo Methods and Applications, 2006, vol. 12, issue 3, 271-289

Abstract: Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of particle 2D attachment on and detachment from plane and rough substrates are presented. The model involves 2D diffusion of particles from the solution (attachment) and from the solid front outwards (detachment), and in both the 1D surface diffusion of particles as main ingredients. The attachment and detachment probabilities Ps and Pd, respectively, the concentration of particles (cp), and the geometric parameters of the square-wave surface profile are varied. Dense deposits are obtained for large values of the diffusion length on the surface (lD), small attachment probability (Ps), and large concentration of particles (cp). The increase in the surface area of the deposit produces a departure from constant area pure diffusion behaviour. For the attachment of particles on rough surfaces two types of processes are observed, i.e., one which is similar to that found for the plane and another which is characteristic of the presence of holes. The efficiency of hole filling depends on lD, Ps, cp, and geometric parameters of the substrates. At low MC time (tMC) bulk diffusion dominates the hole filling process, whereas for large tm surface diffusion on hole walls becomes rate determining. Clogging effects also play a key role in particle attachment and detachment from hole walls. MC simulations of detachment proceeds under a low detachment probability of particles in direct contact with the substrate and under a tenfold larger one for overlayer particles. The detachment process is highly dependent on the initial geometry of the substrate throughout the surface area and on the degree of branching of the deposit that determines the magnitude of clogging. Comparison of MC simulations and experimental data is envisaged for the levelling of silver electrodeposits and upd/stripping processes.

Date: 2006
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