Eden growth model for aggregation of charged particles

Abstract

The stochastic Eden model of charged particles aggregation in two-dimensional systems is presented. This model is governed by two parameters: screening length of electrostatic interaction, $\lambda $, and short range attraction energy, $E$. Different patterns of finite and infinite aggregates are observed. They are of following types of morphologies: linear or linear with bending, warm-like, DBM (dense-branching morphology), DBM with nucleus, and compact Eden-like. The transition between the different modes of growth is studied and phase diagram of the growth structures is obtained in $\lambda, E $ co-ordinates. The detailed aggregate structure analysis, including analysis of their fractal properties, is presented. The scheme of the internal inhomogeneous structure of aggregates is proposed.