Dynamic Phases, Pinning, and Pattern Formation for Driven Dislocation Assemblies

Abstract: We show that driven dislocation assemblies exhibit a set of dynamical phases remarkably similar to those of driven systems with quenched disorder such as vortices in superconductors, magnetic domain walls, and charge density wave materials. These phases include jammed, fluctuating, and dynamically ordered states, and each produces distinct dislocation patterns as well as specific features in the noise fluctuations and transport properties. Our work suggests that many of the results established for systems with quenched disorder undergoing depinning transitions can be applied to dislocation systems, providing a new approach for understanding dislocation pattern formation and dynamics.