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Adhesion, deformation and friction for self‐assembled monolayers on Au and Si surfaces

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Using interfacial force microscopy (IFM), we investigated the tribological behavior of hexadecanethiol monolayers on Au and films of octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS), perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (PFTS) and dodecane on Si. We observe a strong correlation between hysteresis in a compression cycle (measured via nanoindentation) and friction. Additionally, we suggest that the amount of hysteresis and friction in each film is related to its detailed molecular structure, especially the degree of molecular packing.

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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185‐1413, USA

    J.D. Kiely & J.E. Houston

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, NM, 55455, USA

    J.A. Mulder, R.P. Hsung & X.‐Y. Zhu

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Kiely, J., Houston, J., Mulder, J. et al. Adhesion, deformation and friction for self‐assembled monolayers on Au and Si surfaces. Tribology Letters 7, 103–107 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019109117742

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