Atomic-scale control of friction by actuation of nanometer-sized contacts

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5784, 2006, Pages 207-210

  Socoliuc, Anisoara ^a   Gnecco, Enrico ^a   Maier, Sabine ^a   Pfeiffer, Oliver ^a   Baratoff, Alexis ^a   Bennewitz, Roland ^b   Meyer, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LUBRICANTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OSCILLATIONS; RESONANCE;

ATOMIC-SCALE CONTROL; LIQUID LUBRICANTS; NANOCONTACTS; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

FRICTION;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRICTION; WEAR;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33745982572     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1125874     Document Type: Article

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