Microslips to "avalanches" in confined, molecular layers of ionic liquids

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 179-184

  Espinosa Marzal, R M ^a,c   Arcifa, A ^a   Rossi, A ^a,b   Spencer, N D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

crackling noise systems; friction; ionic liquids; nanoconfined liquids; stick slip; surface forces apparatus; water

Indexed keywords

ALKYL-CHAIN; CRACKLING NOISE; HYDROPHOBIC IONIC LIQUID; IMIDAZOLIUM CATION; INTERLAYER ION; MICA SURFACES; MOLECULAR LAYER; SURFACE FORCES APPARATUS;

CRACKS; FRICTION; MICA; SLIP FORMING; STICK-SLIP; THICK FILMS; TRIBOLOGY; WATER;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84891808102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402451v     Document Type: Article

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