Morphological models of complex ordered materials based on inhomogeneously clipped Gaussian fields

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2009 Dec;80(6 Pt 1):061401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.061401. Epub 2009 Dec 8.

Abstract

Clipping a Gaussian random field at a level that is position-dependent yields statistically inhomogeneous morphologies, relevant to many ordered nanostructured materials. The one-point and two-point probability functions of the morphology are derived, as well as a general relation between the specific surface area and the gradient of the clipping function. The general results are particularized for the comprehensive analysis of small-angle x-ray scattering and nitrogen adsorption of SBA-15 ordered mesoporous silica.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colloids / chemistry*
  • Complex Mixtures / chemistry*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Normal Distribution

Substances

  • Colloids
  • Complex Mixtures