Nanotribology of self-assembled monolayer with a probe tip investigated using molecular dynamics simulations

Micron

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 410-418

  Wu, Cheng Da ^a   Fang, Te Hua ^a   Lin, Jen Fin ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Friction; Molecular dynamics; SAM; Tilt angle; Tilt contact

Indexed keywords

ALKANETHIOLS; CONTACT AREAS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION FORCE; INDENTATION PROCESS; INTERFACIAL CONTACT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NORMAL FORCES; PROBE TIPS; RECOVERY STAGES; SAM; SCANNING PROBES; SELF-RECOVERY; TILT ANGLE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTRIBOLOGY; RECOVERY; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SEPARATION;

FRICTION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

FRICTION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84870657537     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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