Sliding on a nanotube: Interplay of friction, deformations and structure

Hsiang Chih Chiu; Beate Ritz; Suenne Kim; Erio Tosatti; Christian Klinke; Elisa Riedo

doi:10.1002/adma.201104712

Sliding on a nanotube: Interplay of friction, deformations and structure

Hsiang Chih Chiu, Beate Ritz, Suenne Kim, Erio Tosatti, Christian Klinke, Elisa Riedo

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Abstract

The frictional properties of individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are studied by sliding an atomic force microscopy tip across and along its principle axis. This direction-dependent frictional behavior is found to correlate strongly with the presence of structural defects, surface chemistry, and CNT chirality. This study shows that it is experimentally possible to tune the frictional/adhesion properties of a CNT by controlling the CNT structure and surface chemistry, as well as use friction force to predict its structural and chemical properties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2879-2884
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	24
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201104712
State	Published - Jun 5 2012

Keywords

atomic force microscopes
carbon nanotubes
defects
nanotribology

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General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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