Atomic-scale friction measurements in ultra-high vacuum

Maier S, Gnecco E, Meyer E (2015)

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2015

Journal

NanoScience and Technology Springer Verlag

Publisher: Springer Verlag

Series: NanoScience and Technology

Book Volume: 31

Pages Range: 95-114

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10560-4_6

Abstract

This chapter reviews friction force microscopy experiments that reveal atomic-scale processes in single asperity contacts during sliding. Different regimes of atomic friction will be discussed including smooth sliding with low dissipation and the dissipative atomic stick-slip motion, where the tip jumps from one lattice site to the next. Furthermore, effects owing to finite temperatures, varying scan velocity and the influence of surface structures on the atomic friction are presented. Finally, the empirical Prandtl-Tomlinson model is introduced, which explains well the main observations in atomic-scale friction force microscopy experiments.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sabine Maier Professur für Experimentalphysik (Rastersondenmikroskopie)

Involved external institutions

IMDEA-Nanociencia ES Spain (ES) Universität Basel CH Switzerland (CH)

How to cite

APA:

Maier, S., Gnecco, E., & Meyer, E. (2015). Atomic-scale friction measurements in ultra-high vacuum. In (pp. 95-114). Springer Verlag.

MLA:

Maier, Sabine, Enrico Gnecco, and Ernst Meyer. "Atomic-scale friction measurements in ultra-high vacuum." Springer Verlag, 2015. 95-114.

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