Single-atom contact mechanics: From atomic scale energy barrier to mechanical relaxation hysteresis

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Schirmeisen, André ^a   Weiner, Domenique ^a   Fuchs, Harald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANELASTIC RELAXATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; HYSTERESIS; LATTICE CONSTANTS;

CONTACT MECHANICS; DISCONTINUITY; ENERGY BARRIER; RELAXATION HYSTERESIS;

POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 33748988154     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.136101     Document Type: Article

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