화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.108, No.38, 14759-14765, 2004
Promoter-induced nonlinear pattern formation in surface chemical reactions
A simple model of a surface chemical reaction with a promoter interacting with one of the reactants is considered. We show that an interplay between the reaction, interactions, and diffusion of species in this system can result in the development of periodic nonequilibrium spatial patterns. The instability leading to such patterns is analyzed, and numerical investigations of nonlinear pattern formation are performed.