COMPUTER-SIMULATION STUDY OF SILVER DEPOSITION FROM ITS AQUEOUS-SOLUTION IN HIGH-GRADIENT MAGNETIC-FIELD

The magnetic field effect on the silver deposition pattern generated f rom Ag+/Cu redox reaction is simulated with the aid of a biased random walk model. In the model, one particle that represents an Ag+ ion is generated at the same time, and it walks randomly under the influence of a magnetic force. Comparing the simulated pattern with the experime ntal one: it is confirmed that the convection induced by the magnetic force contributes chiefly to the silver deposition pattern in a high g radient magnetic field.