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Atomic-level stick-slip

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Author(s)

Robert W. Carpick, Rachel J. Cannara, Ashlie Martini

Abstract

Atomic level stick-slip refers to the behavior of a sliding interface, usually an atomic force microscope tip sliding along a crystalline surface, whereby the tip sticks and then slips laterally with respect to the surface in a periodic fashion. The periodicity coincides with the surface lattice.
Citation
Encyclopedia of Tribology
Publisher Info
Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY

Keywords

Atomic-scale stick-slip, Atomic lattice stick-slip, Atomic stick-slip, friction

Citation

Carpick, R. , Cannara, R. and Martini, A. (2013), Atomic-level stick-slip, Encyclopedia of Tribology, Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=903681 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created June 27, 2013, Updated October 12, 2021