Computer simulations of two-phase flow with surface tension in the percolation cluster

Percolation clusters with varying occupation probability were constructed. Viscous fingering (VF) in the percolation cluster, based on the assumption that throat radii are Rayleigh distributed, is investigated by means of a successive over-relaxation technique. The fractal dimension and the sweep efficiency of VF in the percolation cluster when surface tension is considered are larger than when surface tension is neglected. The fractal dimension of VF will increase as the percolation probability increases or the viscous ratio decreases. VF's fractal dimension of porous media in the limit viscous ratio → ∞ is found to be identical with the DLA. The topology and the geometry of the porous medium have a strong effect on the displacement processes and the structure of the VF.     

Fractal Aggregation Under Rotation

By means of the Monte Carlo simulation, a fractal growth model is introduced to describe diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) under rotation. Patterns which are different from the classical DLA model are observed and the fractal dimension of such clusters is calculated. It is found that the pattern of the clusters and their fractal dimension depend strongly on the rotation velocity of the diffusing particle. Our results indicate the transition from fractal to non-fractal behavior of growing cluster with increasing rotation velocity, i.e. for small enough angular velocity ω; thefractal dimension decreases with increasing ω;, but then, with increasing rotation velocity, the fractal dimension increases and the cluster becomes compact and tends to non-fractal.     

MULTIPLE CLUSTER GROWTH OF ULTRA-THIN FILMS WITH ANISOTROPIC EDGE DIFFUSION

The multiple cluster growth of ultra-thin films on a hexagonal substrate with fractal, dendritic and compact morphology has been studied by computer simulation. The influence of the different diffusion processes along island edges on the island shape has been investigated. The results show that the anisotropic corner diffusion induces the dendritic growth, and the anisotropic step diffusion can promote the anisotropic growth and cause the ramified islands growing in three directions. In the case of compact growth, the island shape is mainly determined by the anisotropic corner crossing process. The nonuniform distribution of the multiple cluster formation can be described quantitatively by multifractal. With patterns changing from fractal to compact islands, the width and height of the bell-like or hook-like multifractal spectra increase, while the top f(α) decreases.     

Fractal properties of aggregates of metal nanoclusters on solid surface

AFM images are used to determine and analyze fractal characteristics (cluster fraction dimension and lacunarity) of aggregates of Au and Ag nanoclusters on metal films of the same metal produced with the aid of thermal vacuum deposition on mica surface. A fractal dimension of 1.6 that corresponds to typical samples with relatively uniform distribution of nanoclusters on the film surface is in agreement with the mean value calculated from experimental data of Belko et al., who studied the fractal dimension of Au nanoclusters on a different dielectric (quartz) surface. When a compact single aggregate of Au nanoclusters is formed on a certain active center or defect, the fractal cluster dimension decreases to 1.4. The experimental data are compared with the results of existing theoretical models of association of nanoclusters in 2D systems.     

Dimension of fractal growth patterns as a dynamical exponent

We consider a conformal theory of fractal growth patterns in two dimensions, including diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) as a particular case. In this theory the fractal dimension of the asymptotic cluster manifests itself as a dynamical exponent observable already at very early growth stages. Using a renormalization relation we show from early stage dynamics that the dimension D of DLA can be estimated, 1.69相似文献   

稳恒磁场下金属电沉积枝晶生长的模拟

采用Monte-Carlo模拟方法,给出用于描述稳恒磁场作用下电沉积枝晶生长的模型.该模型综合考虑了外加磁场B,电解溶液浓度和离子在阴极发生还原反应的几率P_s等因素对电沉积过程的影响,模拟得到与实验结果一致的枝晶生长图形.模拟结果表明:团簇的形状和它们的分形维数都与外加磁场B的强弱,即体现在模型中离子的旋转角速度ω的大小有关;随着磁场强度的增加,沉积团簇会从分形向非分形转变;在相对强的外加磁场作用下,较高离子浓度时的沉积物是非分形的;离子在阴极的反应概率P_s越小,随着磁场强度的增加枝晶生长越易趋向非分形.     

The kinetics of adsorption on fractals: A numerical experiment

An approach similar to the “random rain” model was used to simulate the formation of a three-dimensional cluster from identical particles. The cluster had a fractal structure with the mean fractal number that increased as the number of constituting “atoms” grew. We simulated adsorption on this cluster and considered the relation between the structure of the cluster and the number of vacant centers on which adsorption could occur. By analogy with the coordination number of an atom, the notion of the coordination number of a fractal particle was introduced. The fractal and coordination numbers were shown to be interrelated. An equation for the kinetics of irreversible adsorption on fractals was suggested.     

A finite fractal cluster theory of 1/f noise in percolation systems near metal-insulator transition

The problem of 1/f noise in thin metal films and metal-insulator composites in the scaling fractal regime near percolation threshold is considered. The correspondence between a percolation transition and a second order phase transition is extended from the point of view of electronic polarization and electrical fluctuations. The charge fluctuations on finite fractal clusters are argued to be analogous to spontaneous order parameter fluctuations in phase transitions, being correlated upto percolation correlation length. The charge relaxation times are shown to be related to the cluster sizes having distribution function of the formg()^–b , whereb is connected to Euclidean and fractal dimensionalities and critical exponents. This produces the 1/f noise spectrum. Below percolation threshold, the nodes-links-blobs picture is invoked such that the blobs represent metallic conductances of the finite clusters and the links are tunnelling conductances between them through narrowest barrier regions. Above threshold, the finite cluster network is visualized as connected to the infinite cluster through narrowest tunnelling regions. The correlated spontaneous charge fluctuation on finite fractal clusters is held responsible for conductance fluctuation on either side of the metal-insulator transition via tunnelling processes. Finally, the scaling behaviour of noise magnitude near percolation threshold is explained.     

Kinetic Simulation of Fractal Aggregation on Liquid Surfaces

A modified fractal growth model based on the deposition, diffusion, and aggregation (DDA) with cluster rotation is presented to simulate two-dimensional fractal aggregation on liquid surfaces. The mobility (including diffusion and rotation) of clusters is related to its mass, which is given by D_m=D₀ s^-γ_D and θ_m=θ₀s^-γ_θ, respectively. We concentrate on revealing the details of the influence of deposition flux F, cluster diffusion factor γ_D and cluster rotation factor γ_θ on the dynamics of fractal aggregation on liquid surfaces. It is shown that the morphologies of clusters and values of cluster density and fractal dimension depend dramatically on the deposition flux and migration factors of clusters.     

Influence of the Particle Density Distribution on the Optical Resonance in a Fractal Cluster

Based on the equation of a self-consistent field in a fractal cluster, solutions are derived that characterize the laser field amplification as a function of the particle density distribution in the cluster. The influence of the specific features of the particle density distribution in the cluster on the resonance position is established.     

FRACTAL VISCOUS FINGERING AND ITS SCALING STRUCTURE IN RANDOM SIERPINSKI CARPET

Viscous fingering (VF) in random Sierpinski carpet is investigated by means of successive over-relaxation technique and under the assumption that bond radii are of Rayleigh distribution. In the random Sierpinski network, the VF pattern of porous media in the limit M→∞ (M is the viscosity ratio and equals to η₂/η₁ where η₁ and η₂ are the viscosities of the injected and displaced fluids, respectively) is found to be similar to the diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) pattern. The interior of the cluster of the displacing fluid is compact on long length scales when M=1, and the pores in the interior of the cluster have been completely swept by the displacing fluid. For finite values of M such as M≥10, the pores in the interior of the cluster have been only partly swept by the displacing fluid on short length scales. But for values of M in 1f(α) sites have velocites scaling as L^-α; and the scaling function f(α) is measured and its variation with M is found.     

Dynamic Scaling of Ramified Clusters Formed on Liquid Surfaces

A comprehensive simulation model -- deposition, diffusion, rotation, reaction and aggregation model is presented to simulate the formation processes of ramified clusters on liquid surfaces, where clusters can disuse and rotate easily. The mobility （including diffusion and rotation） of clusters is related to its mass, which is given by Dm = Dos^-γD and θm = θos^-γθ, respectively. The influence of the reaction probability on the kinetics and structure formation is included in the simulation model. We concentrate on revealing dynamic scaling during ramified cluster formation. For this purpose, the time evolution of the cluster density and the weight-average cluster size as well as the cluster-size distribution scaling function at different time are determined for various conditions. The dependence of the cluster density on the deposition flux and time-dependence of fractal dimension are also investigated. The obtained results are helpful in understanding the formation of clusters or thin film growth on liquid surfaces.     

Electric field induced by magnetic flux motion in superconductor containing fractal clusters of a normal phase

The influence of the fractal clusters of a normal phase, which act as pinning centers, on the dynamics of magnetic flux in percolative type-II superconductor is considered. The voltage–current characteristics of such a superconductor are obtained taking into account the effect of fractal properties of cluster boundaries on the magnetic flux trapping. It is revealed that the fractality reduces the electric field arising from magnetic flux motion and thereby raises the critical current of a superconductor.     

Order-disorder transitions in atactic polystyrene films

The results of the electron microscopy investigation of the surface topology of the films obtained from solutions of linear atactic polystyrene in chloroform are presented. It has been shown that the distribution of density fluctuations in the films can be described using the model of a fractal percolation cluster of macromolecular coils. A decrease in the local packing density of particles upon going from θ-coils to blobs is associated with mutual penetration of the coils. An increase in density fluctuations and a decrease in the relative area and fractal surface of the cluster of the particles are associated with a decrease in the short-range order caused by the formation of the percolation cluster, which reflects portions of the chains not involved in the blobs.     

Hydrodynamic drag of a fractal cluster

The problem of hydrodynamic drag of a fractal cluster is considered on the basis of the Brinkman equation. An analytic expression is obtained for the drag force of large and small clusters as a function of their fractal dimension.     

Study of cluster materials obtained by selective laser photochemistry

This paper presents experimental results from the study of the characteristics of cluster materials obtained by resonance laser photochemistry. The effect of the redox reagents used in the photoprocessing on the size and shape of cluster structures of gold has been studied. The minimum size of the structures, measured by electron microscopy, is 30–50 nm. When organic acids are used as redox reagents, fractal structures formed from flat scales are synthesized. Redox reagents based on alcohols form cluster structures of fractal type consisting of spherical clusters. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 2236–2238 (December 1998)     

Fractal signature methods for profiling of processed surfaces

A new approach to surface profiling of structural materials that evolves from the concept of fractal signature is put forward. This approach has been developed and advantageously applied for acquisition of low-contrast targets. It is based on the fractal theory, and fractal signatures and fractal dimensions (which are intimately related to both the object’s topology and evolutionary processes in dynamic systems) are used as estimating parameters. The experimental data obtained prove the existence of fractal clusters on the processed surface microrelief. Quantitative characterization of these clusters is given.     

超薄膜多中心生长过程的计算机模拟

利用计算机模拟了不同的允许扩散步数下超薄膜的多中心分形生长和团状生长现象,研究了成核及长大的动力学过程．分形生长时分形维数随团簇大小的增大而增加．分形生长和团状生长时成核率随扩散步数的增大而减小,随时间的增大而急速下降．团簇长大过程可用团簇大小S和生长时间t-t₀的幂函数(t-t₀)^κ描述．由于团簇间的分流作用,生长指数κ比经典理论值1略小,并且存在着非线性现象,即长得较大的团簇的生长指数Κ也较大. 关键词：     

Diffusion in disordered media

Diffusion in disordered systems does not follow the classical laws which describe transport in ordered crystalline media, and this leads to many anomalous physical properties. Since the application of percolation theory, the main advances in the understanding of these processes have come from fractal theory. Scaling theories and numerical simulations are important tools to describe diffusion processes (random walks: the 'ant in the labyrinth') on percolation systems and fractals. Different types of disordered systems exhibiting anomalous diffusion are presented (the incipient infinite percolation cluster, diffusion-limited aggregation clusters, lattice animals, and random combs), and scaling theories as well as numerical simulations of greater sophistication are described. Also, diffusion in the presence of singular distributions of transition rates is discussed and related to anomalous diffusion on disordered structures.     

Electric field induced by vortex transport in percolation superconductors

The influence of fractal normal phase clusters on the electric field induced by the flow and creep of the magnetic flux in percolation superconductors has been considered. The current–voltage characteristics of such superconductors with allowance for the influence of the fractal dimension of cluster boundaries and the pinning barrier height have been obtained. The vortex dynamics in percolation superconductors with a fractal cluster structure in a viscous flow of the magnetic flux, the Anderson–Kim creep, and the collective flux creep has been analyzed. It has been discovered that the fractality of normal phase clusters reduces the electric field arising in the initial stage of the resistive transition.