Abstract:We present a class of cooperative stochastic models for adsorption and evaporation of monomers on two- and three-dimensional lattices subjected to perpendicular external electric fields. These models are motivated by the fabrication of optical coatings using layer-by-layer self-assembly. We report computational and analytical results for the time-dependent particle density and discuss a particular experimental implementation of an ionic self-assembled monolayer under the influence of external electric fields.
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