Douglas, J.
, Giuntoli, A.
, Puosi, F.
, Leporini, D.
and Starr, F.
(2020),
Predictive relation for the -relaxation time of a coarse-grained polymer melt under steady shear, Science Advances
(Accessed October 22, 2025)
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Predictive relation for the -relaxation time of a coarse-grained polymer melt under steady shear
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, , Francesco Puosi, Dino Leporini, Francis W. Starr
Abstract
We examine the influence of steady shear on structural relaxation in a model coarse-grained unentagled polymer melt over a wide range of temperature and shear rates. Shear is found to progressively suppress the α-relaxation process observed in the intermediate scattering function, leading ultimately to a purely inertially dominated β-relaxation at high shear rates. The observed trend upon increasing shear is qualitatively similar to increasing temperature, which likewise diminishes the contribution of the α-relaxation to structural relaxation. Parallel trends with increasing shear rate and temperature are also reflected in the variation of the stretching exponent describing structural relaxation.Citation
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polymer melt, relaxation time, intermediate scattering function, shear thinning, beta relaxation, alpha relaxation, suppression of alpha relaxation by shear
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Created April 24, 2020