Molecular simulation of the nanoscale water confined between an atomic force microscope tip and a surface

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 466-472

  Choi, H J ^a   Kim, J Y ^a   Hong, S D ^a   Ha, M Y ^a   Jang, J ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AFM; Capillary force; Molecular dynamics simulation; Water meniscus

Indexed keywords

AFM; AFM TIP; AMBIENT HUMIDITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; CAPILLARY FORCE; DENSITY PROFILE; FORCE-DISTANCE CURVES; FUZZY BOUNDARY; KELVIN EQUATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR FEATURE; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANO SCALE; NANOMETRES; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; WATER MENISCUS;

ATOMS; LAPLACE EQUATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 69249118578     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802635129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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