Periodicities in the properties associated with the friction of model self-assembled monolayers |
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Authors: | Mikulski Paul T Harrison Judith A |
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Abstract: | The classical molecular dynamics simulations presented here examine the periodicities associated with the sliding of a diamond counterface across a monolayer of hydrocarbon chains that are covalently bound to a diamond substrate. Periodicities observed in a number of system quantities are a result of the tight packing of the monolayer and the commensurate structure of the diamond counterface. The packing and commensurability of the system force synchronized motion of the chains during sliding contact. This implies that the size of the simulations for this special case can be reduced so that the simulations can be conducted with sliding speeds and time durations that may bridge the gap between theory and experiment. |
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Keywords: | friction molecular dynamics alkane monolayers self-assembled monolayers energy dissipation atomic force microscopy |
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