The transverse component of the friction forces acting on the tip of an atomic force microscope scanning on the surface of an organic crystal was monitored as a function of the scan direction. The relation between friction and the crystallographic system is disclosed, revealing that the symmetry of the friction phenomenon is dictated by the direction of the prominent corrugations of the crystal surface. It is also illustrated that molecular-resolution images can be collected through the monitoring of the motion of the tip in a transverse direction with respect to the scan direction
Campione, M., Fumagalli, E. (2010). Friction anisotropy of the surface of organic crystals and its impact on scanning force microscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 105(16), 166103 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.166103].
Friction anisotropy of the surface of organic crystals and its impact on scanning force microscopy
CAMPIONE, MARCELLO;FUMAGALLI, ENRICO MARIA
2010
Abstract
The transverse component of the friction forces acting on the tip of an atomic force microscope scanning on the surface of an organic crystal was monitored as a function of the scan direction. The relation between friction and the crystallographic system is disclosed, revealing that the symmetry of the friction phenomenon is dictated by the direction of the prominent corrugations of the crystal surface. It is also illustrated that molecular-resolution images can be collected through the monitoring of the motion of the tip in a transverse direction with respect to the scan direction
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