Utilizing Atomistic Simulations to Map Pressure Distributions and Contact Areas in Molecular Adlayers within Nanoscale Surface-Asperity Junctions: A Demonstration with Octadecylsilane-Functionalized Silica Interfaces

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 11897-11905

  Ewers, Bradley W ^a   Batteas, James D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

ADHESION MEASUREMENT; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; FILM PACKING DENSITY; FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO-SCALE SURFACES; OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS;

SILICA;

EID: 84898013219     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la500032f     Document Type: Article

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