NUCLEATION-LIMITED AGGREGATION IN FRACTAL GROWTH

Authors
MING NB WANG M PENG RW
Citation
Nb. Ming et al., NUCLEATION-LIMITED AGGREGATION IN FRACTAL GROWTH, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 48(1), 1993, pp. 621-624
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
621 - 624
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)48:1<621:NAIFG>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
In situ observation technique is employed to study the fractal growth in a thin isothermal aqueous-solution film of Ba(NO3)2. The micromorph ology and the growing process of the fractals have been investigated. The experimental findings provide direct evidence that the fractals ar e formed by random successive nucleation. A nucleation-limited-aggrega tion (NLA) model is proposed to describe the fractal growth in our sys tem. A computer simulation using the NLA model is also presented.