Abstract
We explore wormlike micellar orientation during oscillatory shear using small-angle light scattering. Previous oscillatory-shear light scattering measurements focused on phase separation in polymeric solutions undergoing shear and none on wormlike micelles. We correlate light scattering videos of wormlike micelles undergoing oscillatory shear with molecular orientation. Specifically, we compare our orientation measurements with the predictions of rigid dumbbell theory. We find that “tulip” shaped scattering patterns caused by micellar orientation are only partially captured by the predicted scattering generated by rigid dumbbell theory. Additionally, we confirm that rigid dumbbell theory cannot describe the “butterfly” shaped scattering patterns arising from concentration fluctuations during micelle breakup. We successfully create a theory to describe both orientation and concentration fluctuation scattering by combining rigid rod Rayleigh-Debye scattering theory with flow induced Helfand-Fredrickson scattering theory.
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