Dynamics of Nonequilibrium Deposition with Diffusional Relaxation

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent theoretical advances in modeling nonequilibrium surface deposition with diffusional relaxation, highlighting analytical, numerical, and scaling methods to understand adhesion processes in colloid, polymer, and biological systems.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive survey of effects of diffusional relaxation in surface deposition models, integrating various analytical and numerical approaches.

Findings

Diffusional relaxation significantly influences deposition dynamics.

Analytical and numerical methods yield consistent insights into surface growth.

Scaling approaches help understand large-scale behavior of deposition processes.

Abstract

Models of adhesion of extended particles on linear and planar substrates are of interest in interpreting surface deposition in colloid, polymer, and certain biological systems. An introduction is presented to recent theoretical advances in modeling these processes. Effects of diffusional relaxation are surveyed in detail, including results obtained by analytical, large-scale numerical, mean-field and scaling approaches.