The effects of interface structure and polymerization on the friction of model self-assembled monolayers

Tribology Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-49

  Mikulski, Paul T ^a   Van Workum, Kevin ^d   Chateaueuf, Ginger M ^a   Gao, Guangtu ^b   Schall, J David ^c   Harrison, Judith A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE   (United States)

^c Oakland University   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIREBO; Boundary lubrication; Disorder; Dynamic modeling; Friction mechanisms; MD simulation; Nanotribology; Polymerization; SAMS; Solid lubrication

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DYNAMIC MODELS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTRIBOLOGY; PARAFFINS; POLYMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

AIREBO; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; DISORDER; FRICTION MECHANISM; MD SIMULATION; SAMS; SOLID LUBRICATION;

FRICTION;

EID: 79953290021     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9740-z     Document Type: Article

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