Dynamic surface decoupling in a sheared polymer melt

Details Dynamic surface decoupling in a sheared polymer melt Dynamic surface decoupling in a sheared polymer melt

2005-02-24

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502575v1

Europhys. Lett. 70, p. 264-270, 2005

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1209/epl/i2004-10478-8

We propose that several mechanisms contribute to friction in a polymer melt adsorbed at a structured surface. The first one is the well known disentanglement of bulk polymer chains from the surface layer. However, if the surface is ideal at the atomic scale, the adsorbed parts of polymer chains can move along the equipotential lines of the surface potential. This gives rise to a strong slippage of the melt. For high shear rates chains partially desorb. However, the friction force on adsorbed chains increases, resulting in quasi-stick boundary conditions. We propose that the adsorbed layers can be efficiently used to adjust the friction force between the polymer melt and the surface.

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