Atomic scale study of superlow friction between hydrogenated diamond surfaces

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Dag, S ^a   Ciraci, S ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND;

ARTICLE; ATOM; FRICTION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROGENATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 14944347149     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.241401     Document Type: Article

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