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Jamming in Carbon Nanotube Suspensions

Published

Author(s)

D J. Fry, Haonan Wang, Erik K. Hobbie

Abstract

The 'phase diagram' of a non-Brownian carbon nanotube suspension is measured as a function of concentration, shear stress, and geometrical confinement. We observe a hierarchy of flow-induced structure, including dispersed 'nematics', isolated, periodic and percolated aggregates, and 'jammed' fractal networks. By applying simple scaling arguments to rigid-rod gels, our data suggest that the jamming portion of the network is more diffuse than the full elastic network, akin to 'force chains' in granular media.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

carbon nanotube, jamming, phase diagram, scaling

Citation

Fry, D. , Wang, H. and Hobbie, E. (2021), Jamming in Carbon Nanotube Suspensions, Physical Review Letters (Accessed July 26, 2024)

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Created October 12, 2021