Document Type
Honors Project
First Advisor
Dr. Erich Brumbaugh
Degree Award Date
Spring 2000
Keywords
Electrodeposition, Copper Ions, Zinc Ions, Fractals, Diffusion Limited Aggregation Model
Disciplines
Chemistry | Laboratory and Basic Science Research
Abstract
The diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) process has attracted much interest in recent years both because of its simplicity and because of the variety of patterns it can produce in fractals. In this study, an electrodeposition model of the DLA process was used to grow copper and zinc fractals from copper and zinc sulfate solutions respectively. The fractals that formed were analyzed for a fractal dimension (D) between 1 and 2. The fractals were grown by altering the concentration of the solution, time of growth, voltage of the circuit, and the viscosity of the solution. Results have shown that the fractal dimension does not change when varying any of these conditions, however, varying the volume of solution seems to affect the fractal dimension.
Recommended Citation
Clapper, Jude C., "Electrodeposition of Copper and Zinc Ions in Fractals Using a Diffusion Limited Aggregation (DLA) Model" (2000). Honors Projects. 460.
https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/honors_projects/460