Shear-driven solidification of dilute colloidal suspensions

Details Shear-driven solidification of dilute colloidal suspensions Shear-driven solidification of dilute colloidal suspensions

2011-03-09

arxiv.org/abs/1103.1865v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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We show that the shear-induced solidification of dilute charge-stabilized (DLVO) colloids is due to the interplay between the shear-induced formation and breakage of large non-Brownian clusters. While their size is limited by breakage, their number density increases with the shearing-time. Upon flow cessation, the dense packing of clusters interconnects into a rigid state by means of grainy bonds, each involving a large number of primary colloidal bonds. The emerging picture of shear-driven solidification in dilute colloidal suspensions combines the gelation of Brownian systems with the jamming of athermal systems.

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