Interfacial Reaction Kinetics

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1998-07-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9807110v3

Eur. Phys. J. E, v.1, p.159-177 (2000)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

39 pages, 7 figures, uses fund2.sty, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. B, 1 figure added, for short version see cond-mat/9804091

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We study irreversible A-B reaction kinetics at a fixed interface separating two immiscible bulk phases, A and B. We consider general dynamical exponent $z$, where $x_t\sim t^{1/z}$ is the rms diffusion distance after time $t$. At short times the number of reactions per unit area, $R_t$, is {\em 2nd order} in the far-field reactant densities $n_A^{\infty},n_B^{\infty}$. For spatial dimensions $d$ above a critical value $d_c=z-1$, simple mean field (MF) kinetics pertain, $R_t\sim Q_b t n_A^{\infty} n_B^{\infty}$ where $Q_b$ is the local reactivity. For low dimensions $d Q_b^* \sim (n_B^{\infty})^{[z-(d+1)]/d}$. Logarithmic corrections arise in marginal cases. At long times, a cross-over to {\em 1st order} DC kinetics occurs: $R_t \approx x_t n_A^{\infty}$. A density depletion hole grows on the more dilute A side. In the symmetric case ($n_A^{\infty}=n_B^{\infty}$), when $dd_c$ fluctuations are unimportant: local mean field theory applies at the interface (joint density distribution approximating the product of A and B densities) and $n_A^s \sim t^{(1-z)/(2z)}$. We apply our results to simple molecules (Fickian diffusion, $z=2$) and to several models of short-time polymer diffusion ($z>2$).

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