2002/11/26 by G. Petekidis, George Petekidis, A. Moussaïd +2 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials #Glass properties and applications #Material Dynamics and Properties
paper · doi:10.1103/physreve.66.051402
openalex publication_date 2002/11/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
We investigate particle rearrangements in colloidal glasses subjected to oscillatory shear strain by the technique of light scattering (LS) echo. LS echo directly follows the motion of the particles through peaks (echoes) in the intensity autocorrelation function; the height of the peak measures the reversible motion in the sample. Polydisperse hard-sphere poly-methylmethacrylate particles were used to avoid crystallization under shear. The yielding behavior is monitored through irreversible particle rearrangements at several volume fractions in the glass phase region. At high volume fractions the glasses are found to yield at strains as high as 15% while the irreversible rearrangements have a more gradual onset with strain for low volume fraction glasses. The behavior of high order echoes at long times is related to the effects of shear on the frozen-in fluctuations of the glass.