title: A structural study of a two-dimensional electrolyte by Monte Carlo simulations.
abstract: Properties of superconducting and superfluid thin films, modeled as a two-dimensional classic Coulomb fluid, are connected to the molecular structure of the system. Monte Carlo simulations to explore structural properties and ordering in the classical two-dimensional Coulomb fluid were performed. The density dependence of translational order parameters at various temperatures and cluster distribution below and above the Kosterlitz-Thouless line were studied, and the percolation temperature threshold was determined. Results show that one could detect the insulator-conductor transition by observing the translational order parameters, average cluster number, or mean cluster size besides dielectric constant and dipole moment of the system.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aupic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Tomaz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urbic
mesh_terms: D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes