An experimental study on the adhesion at a nano-contact

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Volumn 254, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 974-980

  Yoon, Eui Sung ^a   Yang, Seung Ho ^a   Han, Hung Gu ^a   Kong, Hosung ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Nano adhesion; OTS; SAM; SPM

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FRICTION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACES;

SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES (SPM);

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ADHESION; CONTACT AREA; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; FRICTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0041519266     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00302-8     Document Type: Article

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