edoc

Ripple formation induced in localized abrasion

Socoliuc, A. and Gnecco, E. and Bennewitz, R. and Meyer, E.. (2003) Ripple formation induced in localized abrasion. Physical Review B, Vol. 68, H. 11 , 115416, 4 S..

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A5262127

Downloads: Statistics Overview

Abstract

The formation of nanometer-scale patterns while scratching a KBr(001) surface with a scanning force microscope in ultrahigh vacuum is reported. Wear of single atomic layers has been observed when the microscope tip is repeatedly scanned across a line. The initially flat surface is rearranged in a quasiperiodic pattern of mounds and pits. The distance between the pits is about 40 nm when normal forces of a few nanonewtons are applied, and it slowly increases with the load. If a square area is scanned, a pattern of ripples is formed. These features can be interpreted within an erosion process induced by a periodic increase of the strain produced by the scanning tip.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Nanomechanik (Meyer)
UniBasel Contributors:Meyer, Ernst
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
ISSN:0163-1829
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Related URLs:
Identification Number:
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:25
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:48

Repository Staff Only: item control page