Tuning friction force and reducing wear by applying alternating electric current in conductive AFM experiments

Abstract Reducing friction has been a human pursuit for centuries, and is especially important for the development of nanotechnology. Nowadays, with the atomic-level understanding of friction, it is possible to reduce friction by modulating the configuration and motion of interfacial atoms. However,...

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Main Authors: Aisheng Song, Jian-Xun Zhao, Xin Tang, Hai-Jun Wu, Zhiyue Xu, Jiawei Cao, Xiao Liu, Hui Wang, Qunyang Li, Yuan-Zhong Hu, Xin Li, Jianbin Luo, Tian-Bao Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59989-4
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