Diffusion-limited reactions on disordered surfaces with continuous distributions of binding energies

Details Diffusion-limited reactions on disordered surfaces with continuous distributions of binding energies Diffusion-limited reactions on disordered surfaces with continuous distributions of binding energies

2011-08-02

arxiv.org/abs/1108.0544v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

23 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment

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We study the steady state of a stochastic particle system on a two-dimensional lattice, with particle influx, diffusion and desorption, and the formation of a dimer when particles meet. Surface processes are thermally activated, with (quenched) binding energies drawn from a \emph{continuous} distribution. We show that sites in this model provide either coverage or mobility, depending on their energy. We use this to analytically map the system to an effective \emph{binary} model in a temperature-dependent way. The behavior of the effective model is well-understood and accurately describes key quantities of the system: Compared with discrete distributions, the temperature window of efficient reaction is broadened, and the efficiency decays more slowly at its ends. The mapping also explains in what parameter regimes the system exhibits realization dependence.

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