Mechanics of Interfacial Composite Materials

Details Mechanics of Interfacial Composite Materials Mechanics of Interfacial Composite Materials

2006-05-25

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0605618v1

Langmuir 22 (2006), 10204-10208

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

7 pages, 6 Figures

Scientific paper

10.1021/la061475s

Recent experiments and simulations have demonstrated that particle-covered interfaces can exist in stable non-spherical shapes as a result of the steric jamming of the interfacially trapped particles, which confers the interface with solid-like properties. We provide an experimental and theoretical characterization of the mechanical properties of these armored objects, with attention given to the two-dimensional granular state of the interface. Small inhomogeneous stresses produce a plastic response while homogeneous stresses produce a weak elastic response. Shear-driven particle-scale rearrangements explain the basic threshold needed to obtain the near-perfect plastic deformation that is observed. Furthermore, the inhomogeneous stress state of the interface is exhibited experimentally by using surfactants to destabilize the particles on the surface. Since the interfacially trapped particles retain their individual characteristics, armored interfaces can be recognized as a kind of composite material with distinct chemical, structural and mechanical properties.

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