Simulations on atomic-scale friction between self-assembled monolayers: Phononic energy dissipation |
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Authors: | Hui Wang Yuan-Zhong Hu Tao Zhang |
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Affiliation: | aState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China |
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Abstract: | Atomic-scale friction between self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au (1 1 1) has been studied through molecular dynamics simulations, with emphasis on the mechanism of energy dissipation. Results show that the shear stress and chain angle on commensurate SAMs exhibit a clean periodic pattern and atomic stick–slip friction, which manifests a gradual storage and sudden release of energy. Using a simple model of two atoms, analysis shows that the atomic stick–slip originates from the dynamic instability of molecule motion. Energy has been built up during the stick, followed by a sudden separation as the equilibrium becomes unstable, and most energy dissipates at the time of slip. Moreover, the simulations reveal that more energy is stored and released in commensurate sliding, resulting in much higher friction than that in incommensurate cases. The contradictory frictional behavior can be traced to the difference in the number and strength of the Van der Waals bonds, formed in the two types of contacts. |
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Keywords: | Atomic-scale friction Molecular dynamics simulations Self-assembled monolayers Energy dissipation |
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