Abstract
Dense suspensions of hard particles in a liquid can exhibit strikingly counter-intuitive behaviour, such as discontinuous shear thickening (DST)1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and reversible shear jamming (SJ) into a state where flow is arrested and the suspension is solid-like8,9,10,11,12. A stress-activated crossover from hydrodynamic interactions to frictional particle contacts is key for these behaviours2,3,4,6,7,9,13. However, in experiments, many suspensions show only DST, not SJ. Here we show that particle surface chemistry plays a central role in creating conditions that make SJ readily observable. We find the system’s ability to form interparticle hydrogen bonds when sheared into contact elicits SJ. We demonstrate this with charge-stabilized polymer microspheres and non-spherical cornstarch particles, controlling hydrogen bond formation with solvents. The propensity for SJ is quantified by tensile tests12 and linked to an enhanced friction by atomic force microscopy. Our results extend the fundamental understanding of the SJ mechanism and open avenues for designing strongly non-Newtonian fluids.
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We thank S. Majumdar, I. Peters and M. Lueckeheide for insightful discussions. This work was supported by the University of Chicago Women’s Board, and the US Army Research Office through grant W911NF-16-1-0078. Additional support was provided by the Chicago MRSEC, funded by the NSF through grant DMR-1420709. E.H. acknowledges support from the Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD).
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N.M.J. and H.M.J. conceived of the project and designed the experiments. N.M.J. synthesized and characterized particles, performed the tensile tests and rheological experiments, and analysed data. E.H. performed the ultrasound experiments, particle image velocimetry (PIV) analysis, fast tensile tests, and analysed rheology data to obtain the state diagram. R.L. performed AFM measurements and their analysis. J.J. assisted with AFM measurements and their analysis. N.M.J. and H.M.J wrote the manuscript.
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James, N.M., Han, E., de la Cruz, R.A.L. et al. Interparticle hydrogen bonding can elicit shear jamming in dense suspensions. Nature Mater 17, 965–970 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0175-5
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