Effects of In-plane elastic stress and normal external stress on viscoelastic thin film stability

Motivated by recent experiments on the electro-hydrodynamic instability of spin-cast polymer films, we study the undulation instability of a thin viscoelastic polymer film under in-plane stress and in the presence of either a close by contactor or an electric field, both inducing a normal stress on...

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Main Authors: Closa, Fabien (Author) , Ziebert, Falko (Author) , Raphaël, Elie (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 09 July 2012
In: Mathematical modelling of natural phenomena
Year: 2012, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 6-19
ISSN:1760-6101
DOI:10.1051/mmnp/20127402
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/mmnp/20127402
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Author Notes:F. Closa, F. Ziebert, E. Raphaël
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Summary:Motivated by recent experiments on the electro-hydrodynamic instability of spin-cast polymer films, we study the undulation instability of a thin viscoelastic polymer film under in-plane stress and in the presence of either a close by contactor or an electric field, both inducing a normal stress on the film surface. We find that the in-plane stress affects both the typical timescale of the instability and the unstable wavelengths. The film stability is also sensitive to the boundary conditions used at the film-substrate interface. We have considered two conditions, either rigidly attaching the film to the substrate or allowing for slip.
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ISSN:1760-6101
DOI:10.1051/mmnp/20127402