Dewetting of a thin polymer film under shear
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| author | Kadri, Kheireddine Peixinho, Jorge Salez, Thomas Miquelard-Garnier, Guillaume Sollogoub, Cyrille |
| author_facet | Kadri, Kheireddine Peixinho, Jorge Salez, Thomas Miquelard-Garnier, Guillaume Sollogoub, Cyrille |
| contents | The objective of this work is to study the role of shear on the rupture of ultrathin polymer films. To do so, a finite-difference numerical scheme for the resolution of the thin film equation was set up taking into account capillary and van der Waals (vdW) forces. This method was validated by comparing the dynamics obtained from an initial harmonic perturbation to established theoretical predictions. With the addition of shear, three regimes have then been evidenced as a function of the shear rate. In the case of low shear rates the rupture is delayed when compared to the no-shear problem, while at higher shear rates it is even suppressed: the perturbed interface goes back to its unperturbed state over time. In between these two limiting regimes, a transient one in which shear and vdW forces balance each other, leading to a non-monotonic temporal evolution of the perturbed interface, has been identified. While a linear analysis is sufficient to describe the rupture time in the absence of shear, the nonlinearities appear to be essential otherwise. |
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| spellingShingle | Dewetting of a thin polymer film under shear Kadri, Kheireddine Peixinho, Jorge Salez, Thomas Miquelard-Garnier, Guillaume Sollogoub, Cyrille Materials Science Soft Condensed Matter Classical Physics Fluid Dynamics The objective of this work is to study the role of shear on the rupture of ultrathin polymer films. To do so, a finite-difference numerical scheme for the resolution of the thin film equation was set up taking into account capillary and van der Waals (vdW) forces. This method was validated by comparing the dynamics obtained from an initial harmonic perturbation to established theoretical predictions. With the addition of shear, three regimes have then been evidenced as a function of the shear rate. In the case of low shear rates the rupture is delayed when compared to the no-shear problem, while at higher shear rates it is even suppressed: the perturbed interface goes back to its unperturbed state over time. In between these two limiting regimes, a transient one in which shear and vdW forces balance each other, leading to a non-monotonic temporal evolution of the perturbed interface, has been identified. While a linear analysis is sufficient to describe the rupture time in the absence of shear, the nonlinearities appear to be essential otherwise. |
| title | Dewetting of a thin polymer film under shear |
| topic | Materials Science Soft Condensed Matter Classical Physics Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10044 |