Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Instability of the uniform distribution of electrons solvated in ammonia to transition to a 2D periodic state

V. K. Mukhomorov

Agrophysical Research Institute, St. Petersburg

Abstract: The possibility of transition of uniformly distributed solvated electrons in metal-ammonia solutions to a 2D periodic state is considered. The temperature and concentration criteria for such a transition are established by solving nonlinear integral equations for distribution functions. The concentration dependence of the constant periodic component is determined. It is found that at a temperature below the critical point, the 2D distribution of solvated electrons is more efficient than the uniform distribution from the energy’s point of view.

Received: 27.04.2009

 English version: Technical Physics, 2010, 55:1, 10–14

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