3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Roughness-controlled Tribocharging Governs Friction in Dry Glass Contacts
Liang Peng, Begum Demirkurt, Thibault Roch +3
Friction is commonly reduced by polishing surfaces, based on the idea that roughness enhances mechanical interlocking and thus friction. Here we show that, for dry glass-glass cont…
cond-mat.soft2025
Amorphous nanocrystal deposits for friction and wear reduction at silicon interfaces
Tijn Vernooij, Tunç Ãiftçi, Noushine Shahidzadeh +1
When an object is placed on a surface, friction and wear cause uncertainty in its exact position, and thus challenge precision manufacturing. Here, we explore the development of a…
cond-mat.soft2025
Adhesion Control through Electric Field-Induced Water Adsorption at Oxidized Silicon Interfaces
Tunç Ãiftçi, Jonathon Cottom, Rachid Hahury +2
Adhesion plays a pivotal role in computer chip manufacturing, directly affecting the precision and durability of positioning components such as wafer stages. Electrical biasing is…