Impact of Nanometer-Thin Stiff Layer on Adhesion to Rough Surfaces
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| author | Kumar, Shubhendu Gaire, Babu Persson, Bo Dhinojwala, Ali |
| author_facet | Kumar, Shubhendu Gaire, Babu Persson, Bo Dhinojwala, Ali |
| contents | Adhesion requires molecular contact, and natural adhesives employ mechanical gradients to achieve complete (conformal) contact to maximize adhesion. Intuitively, one expects that the higher the modulus of the top layer, the lower will be the adhesion strength. However, the relationship between the thickness of the stiff top layer and adhesion is not known. In this work, we quantified the adhesion between a stiff glassy poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) layer of varying thickness on top of a soft poly dimethyl siloxane (PDMS) elastomer with a sapphire lens. We found that only about 90 nm thick PMMA layer on a relatively thicker, softer, and elastic PDMS block is required to drop macroscopic adhesion to almost zero during the loading cycle. This drop in adhesion for bilayers can be explained using a conformal model developed by Persson and Tosatti, where the elastic energy to create conformal contact depends on both the thickness and the mechanical properties of the bilayer. A better understanding of the influence of mechanical gradients on adhesion will have an impact on adhesives, friction, and colloidal and granular physics. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of Nanometer-Thin Stiff Layer on Adhesion to Rough Surfaces Kumar, Shubhendu Gaire, Babu Persson, Bo Dhinojwala, Ali Soft Condensed Matter Applied Physics Adhesion requires molecular contact, and natural adhesives employ mechanical gradients to achieve complete (conformal) contact to maximize adhesion. Intuitively, one expects that the higher the modulus of the top layer, the lower will be the adhesion strength. However, the relationship between the thickness of the stiff top layer and adhesion is not known. In this work, we quantified the adhesion between a stiff glassy poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) layer of varying thickness on top of a soft poly dimethyl siloxane (PDMS) elastomer with a sapphire lens. We found that only about 90 nm thick PMMA layer on a relatively thicker, softer, and elastic PDMS block is required to drop macroscopic adhesion to almost zero during the loading cycle. This drop in adhesion for bilayers can be explained using a conformal model developed by Persson and Tosatti, where the elastic energy to create conformal contact depends on both the thickness and the mechanical properties of the bilayer. A better understanding of the influence of mechanical gradients on adhesion will have an impact on adhesives, friction, and colloidal and granular physics. |
| title | Impact of Nanometer-Thin Stiff Layer on Adhesion to Rough Surfaces |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15014 |