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On the Reaction Order of Bimolecular Recovery Processes in Solids
Author(s) -
Nihoul J.,
Stals L.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19660170134
Subject(s) - reaction rate constant , constant (computer programming) , order of reaction , reaction rate , thermodynamics , chemistry , function (biology) , expression (computer science) , first order , radius , order (exchange) , range (aeronautics) , kinetics , materials science , physics , mathematics , classical mechanics , organic chemistry , biology , computer science , computer security , evolutionary biology , composite material , programming language , catalysis , finance , economics
A general expression is derived for calculating the reaction order of recovery processes when rate equation is known. This expression is independent of the rate constant but is completely determined by the relative concentration of the defects. On the basis of this expression the reaction orders of some bimolecular recovery processes are discussed as a function of defect concentrations, the ratio of the initial concentrations and the capture radius. It is shown that, unless rather severe conditions are fulfilled, the reaction order may vary over a wide range of values, even in cases where the application of some widely‐used methods would indicate an apparently constant reaction order.