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Static friction boost in edge-driven incommensurate contacts
Davide Mandelli, Roberto Guerra, Wengen Ouyang +2
We present a numerical investigation of the size scaling of static friction in incommensurate two dimensional contacts performed for different lateral loading configurations. Resul…
Experimental observation of the Aubry transition in two-dimensional colloidal monolayers
T. Brazda, A. Silva, N. Manini +4
The possibility to achieve entirely frictionless, i.e. superlubric, sliding between solids, holds enormous potential for the operation of mechanical devices. At small length scales…
Lifted graphene nanoribbons on gold: from smooth sliding to multiple stick-slip regimes
Lorenzo Gigli, Nicola Manini, Erio Tosatti +2
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) physisorbed on a Au(111) surface can be picked up, lifted at one end, and made slide by means of the tip of an atomic-force microscope. The dynamical tr…