| Autor: |
Vezirov, Tarlan A., Klapp, Sabine H. L. |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevE.88.052307 |
| Popis: |
Using Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations we investigate the impact of shear flow on structural and dynamical properties of a system of charged colloids confined to a narrow slit pore. Our model consists of spherical microions interacting through a Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) and a soft-sphere potential. The DLVO parameters were chosen according to a system of moderately charged silica particles (with valence Z$\sim$35) in a solvent of low ionic strength. At the confinement conditions considered, the colloids form two well-pronounced layers. In the present study we investigate shear-induced transitions of the translational order and dynamics in the layers, including a discussion of the translational diffusion. In particular, we show that diffusion in the shear-melted state can be described by an analytical model involving a single shear-driven particle in a harmonic trap. We also explore the emergence of zig-zag motion characterized by spatio-temporal oscillations of the particles in the layers in the vorticity direction. Similar behavior has been recently observed in experiments of much thicker colloidal films. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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