Large lateral contact stiffness on Si nanopillar surfaces
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Abstract
We studied the lateral contact stiffness (kcontactx) between the tip of a frictional force microscope and a pillar surface to identify the sliding behavior of the tip at the submicrometer scale. The kcontactx and mean lateral force (⟨F⟩) were systematically measured as functions of pillar diameter φ. We found that the kcontactx on a single Si pillar surface increased whereas the ⟨F⟩ rapidly decreased as φ decreased from the micrometer to the nanometer scale. This contradiction could be explained by the change in tip behavior from dynamic sliding to static sticking.
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OpenAlex topics: Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications · Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions · Mechanical and Optical Resonators
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Affiliations
Department of Physics, Aichi University of Education 1 , Hirosawa 1, Igaya-cho, Kariya 448-8542, Japan
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo 2 , 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications 3 , 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
Funding
JSPS KAKENHI
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