Non-linear rheology of a nanoconfined simple fluid

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2009-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/0912.2179v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 (2010) 218302

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.218302

We probe the rheology of the model liquid octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS) confined into molecularly thin films, using a unique Surface Forces Apparatus allowing to explore a large range of shear rates and confinement. We thus show that OMCTS under increasing confinement exhibits the viscosity enhancement and the non-linear flow properties characteristic of a sheared supercooled liquid approaching its glass transition. Besides, we study the drainage of confined OMCTS via the propagation of "squeeze-out" fronts. The hydrodynamic model proposed by Becker and Mugele [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 91}, 166104 (2003)] to describe such front dynamics leads to a conclusion in apparent contradiction with the dynamical slowdown evidenced by rheology measurements, which suggests that front propagation is not controlled by large scale flow in the confined films.

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