Nanotribological studies using nanoparticle manipulation: Principles and application to structural lubricity

Influence of Contact Aging on Nanoparticle Friction Kinetics

(2014) Michael Feldmann et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Manipulation of nanoparticles of different shapes inside a scanning electron microscope

(2014) Boris Polyakov et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Superlubric Sliding of Graphene Nanoflakes on Graphene

(2013) Xiaofeng Feng et al.   ACS Nano

Spinning and translational motion of Sb nanoislands manipulated on MoS2

(2013) Paweł Nita et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nonuniform friction-area dependency for antimony oxide surfaces sliding on graphite

(2013) Claudia Ritter et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Scaling Laws of Structural Lubricity

(2013) Dirk Dietzel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Forces During the Controlled Displacement of Organic Molecules

(2013) G. Langewisch et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Simultaneous measurement of static and kinetic friction of ZnO nanowires in situ with a scanning electron microscope

(2012) Boris Polyakov et al.   MICRON

Controlled AFM detachments and movement of nanoparticles: gold clusters on HOPG at different temperatures

(2012) Manoj Tripathi et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

(In)commensurability, scaling, and multiplicity of friction in nanocrystals and application to gold nanocrystals on graphite

(2012) A. S. de Wijn   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Chemical Origins of Frictional Aging

(2012) Yun Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Observation of Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite

(2012) Ze Liu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Understanding frictional duality and bi-duality: Sb-nanoparticles on HOPG

(2011) Ján Brndiar et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Frictional ageing from interfacial bonding and the origins of rate and state friction

(2011) Qunyang Li et al.   NATURE

Manipulation of gold colloidal nanoparticles with atomic force microscopy in dynamic mode: influence of particle–substrate chemistry and morphology, and of operating conditions

(2011) Samer Darwich et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Frictional duality of metallic nanoparticles: Influence of particle morphology, orientation, and air exposure

(2010) Dirk Dietzel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Mechanical Behavior of Nanocrystalline NaCl Islands on Cu(111)

(2010) Ch. Bombis et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Temperature Dependence of Atomic-Scale Stick-Slip Friction

(2010) Lars Jansen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Multibond Dynamics of Nanoscale Friction: The Role of Temperature

(2010) Itay Barel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Quantifying Pathways and Friction of Nanoparticles During Controlled Manipulation by Contact-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy

(2010) D. Dietzel et al.   TRIBOLOGY LETTERS

Controlling single cluster dynamics at the nanoscale

(2009) G. Paolicelli et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Transition from static to kinetic friction of metallic nanoparticles

(2009) Dirk Dietzel et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The analytical relations between particles and probe trajectories in atomic force microscope nanomanipulation

(2009) A Rao et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Manipulation of cadmium selenide nanorods with an atomic force microscope

(2009) E Tranvouez et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Friction laws at the nanoscale

(2009) Yifei Mo et al.   NATURE

Trajectory fluctuations accompanying the manipulation of spherical nanoparticles

(2009) Akshata Rao et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Manipulation of Gold Nanoparticles:  Influence of Surface Chemistry, Temperature, and Environment (Vacuum versus Ambient Atmosphere)†

(2008) K. Mougin et al.   LANGMUIR

A nanoscale friction investigation during the manipulation of nanoparticles in controlled environments

(2008) Manuel Palacio et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Frictional Duality Observed during Nanoparticle Sliding

(2008) Dirk Dietzel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

The Force Needed to Move an Atom on a Surface

(2008) M. Ternes et al.   SCIENCE

Principles of atomic friction: from sticking atoms to superlubric sliding

(2007) H. Holscher et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES