Nonequilibrium Structures in Condensed Systems

Mikhailov, Alexander S.; Ertl, Gerhard

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Nonequilibrium Structures in Condensed Systems

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Mikhailov, Alexander S.
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Ertl, Gerhard
Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society;

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Mikhailov, A. S., & Ertl, G. (1996). Nonequilibrium Structures in Condensed Systems. Science, 272(5268), 1596-1597.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-B4C0-2

Abstract

When the temperature of a substance in thermal equilibrium is lowered, it often becomes more ordered. When externally excited, such systems can exhibit new structures that are not in equilibrium. Mikhailov and Ertl describe in their Perspective such structures that have recently been observed in films of ordered molecules (called Langmuir-Blodgett films) by a group at the Electrotechnical Laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan. The results show important connections with similar behavior in reacting chemical systems.