Tribological properties of adsorbed water layer on silicon surfaces

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 741-746

  Kim, Doo In ^a   Kim, Kwang Ho ^a   Ahn, Hyo Sok ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Confined water layer; Friction; Hydrophilicity; Microcontact; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049407662     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-010-0087-z     Document Type: Article

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