CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 2006, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 499-504.

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Monte Carlo Simulation of Dendritic Growth of Metal Electrodeposition in an Invariable Magnetic Field

WU Li-li1, LU Hang-jun2, WU Feng-min2   

  1. 1. College of Information Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China;
    2. College of Mathematics and Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
  • Received:2005-05-12 Revised:2005-12-01 Online:2006-07-25 Published:2006-07-25

Abstract: Considering the influences of a magnetic field B,the concentration of the electrolytic solution and the probability of reaction Ps,a series of interesting patterns that are in good agreement with experiments', are observed.It is found that the pattern of clusters and their fractal dimensions depend strongly on the magnetic field which is presented by a rotation velocity of the diffusing particles ω in the model.Our simulation shows that the growing cluster transits from fractal to non-fractal with an increasing of magnetic field intensity.A relative high magnetic field and a greater n or f result in a non-fractal cluster.With an increasing intensity of magnetic field,the decreasing of Ps accelerates the growing cluster from fractal to non-fractal pattern.

Key words: electro-deposition, dendritic growth, fractal, Monte-Carlo simulation

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