Deformation-induced accelerated dynamics in polymer glasses

Details Deformation-induced accelerated dynamics in polymer glasses Deformation-induced accelerated dynamics in polymer glasses

2010-08-16

arxiv.org/abs/1008.2569v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

15 pages, 15 figures

Scientific paper

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the effects of deformation on the segmental dynamics in an aging polymer glass. Individual particle trajectories are decomposed into a series of discontinuous hops, from which we obtain the full distribution of relaxation times and displacements under three deformation protocols: step stress (creep), step strain, and constant strain rate deformation. As in experiments, the dynamics can be accelerated by several orders of magnitude during deformation, and the history dependence is entirely erased during yield (mechanical rejuvenation). Aging can be explained as a result of the long tails in the relaxation time distribution of the glass, and similarly, mechanical rejuvenation is understood through the observed narrowing of this distribution during yield. Although the relaxation time distributions under deformation are highly protocol specific, in each case they may be described by a universal acceleration factor that depends only on the strain.

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