Phase transitions in fractal clusters in the presence of electric fields

Citation
Y. Dolinsky et T. Elperin, Phase transitions in fractal clusters in the presence of electric fields, PHYS REV B, 62(19), 2000, pp. 12656-12659
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
01631829 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
19
Year of publication
2000
Pages
12656 - 12659
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(20001115)62:19<12656:PTIFCI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
It is shown that if the size distribution of the nuclei formed during phase transition is a fractal cluster, then the spatial distribution of the elec tric field in the cluster is highly inhomogeneous. Electric field is accumu lated in small scales, and its strength grows according to the power law fr om larger scales to smaller scales. When the dielectric permeability of the nuclei is much larger than that of the surrounding medium, the electric fi eld grows as E proportional to3(k), where k is a number of the nucleus in t he fractal cluster with the sizes a1 much greater than a2 much greater than a3...much greater than ak. We determined the work of formation of the nucl ei in the fractal cluster taking into account the change of the configurati on of electric field E. It is demonstrated that the formation of fractal cl usters leads to the dynamics of a phase transition with bifurcations, where by the growth of a nucleus causes the formation of the new nuclei.