Overview
- Provides the first graduate level introduction to kinetic MC simulations applied to surface reactions
- Includes both a chapter devoted to examples and to new development
- Suitable as self-study text as well as additional reading for surface science courses
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 856)
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About this book
Sometimes this approach is also called dynamic MC or Stochastic Simulation Algorithm, in particular when it is applied to solving macroscopic rate equations.
This book has two objectives. First, it is a primer on the kMC method (predominantly using the lattice-gas model) and thus much of the book will also be useful for applications other than to surface reactions. Second, it is intended to teach the reader what can be learned from kMC simulations of surface reaction kinetics.
With these goals in mind, the present text is conceived as a self-contained introduction for students and non-specialist researchers alike who are interested in entering the field and learning about the topic from scratch.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is a good introduction to the kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulation of surface reactions. … the basic ideas of the kMC method are presented very clearly and understandably for non-specialists. Using simple models and many practical examples makes the book useful not only for specialists but also for those just getting started with the kinetic Monte Carlo method.” (Stefan K. Stefanov, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2013)
“The author uses the kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) method to examine surface reactions. … The author formulates two goals of this book. The first one is to show that the kMC method can also be applied to phenomena other than surface reactions. Secondly, the reader is informed of what kind of surface-reaction kinetics could be examined with the help of kMC simulations. The book will be of interest to students and newcomers in the field of surface reactions.” (A. V. Fedorov, zbMATH, Vol. 1272, 2013)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Surface Reactions
Authors: A.P.J. Jansen
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29488-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29487-7Published: 07 June 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29488-4Published: 31 May 2012
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 254
Number of Illustrations: 79 b/w illustrations
Topics: Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation