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Published on: August 2, 2012
Cooperative sequential-adsorption model in two dimensions with experimental applications for ionic self-assembly of
L Jonathan Cook1, D A Mazilu1, I Mazilu1
1Department of Physics and Engineering, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450.
Abstract:
Self-assembly of nanoparticles is an important tool in nanotechnology, with numerous applications, including thin films, electronics, and drug delivery. We study the deposition of ionic nanoparticles on a glass substrate both experimentally and theoretically. Our theoretical model consists of a stochastic cooperative adsorption and evaporation process on a two-dimensional lattice. By exploring the relationship between the initial concentration of nanoparticles in the colloidal solution and the density of particles deposited on the substrate, we relate the deposition rate of our theoretical model to the concentration.
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