Abstract
We present a theoretical study of the dynamics of a tip scanning a graphite surface as a function of the applied load. From the analysis of the lateral forces, we extract the friction force and the corrugation of the effective tip-surface interaction potential. We find both the friction force and potential amplitude to have a power-law dependence on applied load with exponent ∼1.6. We interpret these results as characteristic of sharp undeformable tips in contrast to the case of macroscopic and elastic microscopic contacts.
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Dates
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Created | 21 years, 6 months ago (Jan. 26, 2004, 6:08 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 9:22 p.m.) |
Indexed | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (Aug. 31, 2024, 12:29 a.m.) |
Issued | 21 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2004) |
Published | 21 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2004) |
Published Print | 21 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2004) |
@article{Fusco_2004, title={Power-law load dependence of atomic friction}, volume={84}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1644617}, DOI={10.1063/1.1644617}, number={5}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Fusco, C. and Fasolino, A.}, year={2004}, month=feb, pages={699–701} }