Martin H. Müser,
A dimensionless measure for adhesion and effects of the range of adhesion
in contacts of nominally flat surfaces,
Tribol. Int. 100, 41–47 (2016)
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2015.11.010.
Category: Publications
Dynamic shear force microscopy
M.-D. Krass, N. N. Gosvami, R. W. Carpick, M. H. Müser, and R. Bennewitz,
Dynamic shear force microscopy of nanometer-confined hexadexane layers ,
J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. 28, 13004 (2016).
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/13/134004.
Cauchy violation and charge-transfer potentials
S. V. Sukhomlinov and M. H. Müser,
Charge-transfer potentials for ionic crystals: Cauchy violation, LO-TO splitting, and the necessity of an ionic reference state,
J. Chem. Phys. 143, 224101 (2015).
DOI: 10.1063/1.4936575
accepted version
High-order Gaussian chain simulations
Martin H. Müser and Marcus Müller,
High-order sampling schemes for path integrals and Gaussian chain simulations of polymers,
J. Chem. Phys. 142, 174105 (2015)
DOI: 10.1063/1.4919311
(submitted version).
Friction and adhesion hysteresis of polymer brushes
Sissi de Beer, G. Djuijé Kenmoé and Martin H. Müser,
On the friction and adhesion hysteresis between polymer
brushes attached to curved surfaces,
Friction 3, 148-160 (2015). (accepted version)
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-015-0078-2
Critical constrictions
Wolf B. Dapp and Martin H. Müser,
Contact mechanics of and Reynolds flow through saddle points,
EPL 109, 44001 (2015).
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/109/44001
Systematically modified embedded-atom potentials
Jari Jalkanen and Martin H. Müser,
Systematic analysis and modification of embedded-atom potentials: Case study of copper,
Model. Simul. Mater. Sc. Eng. 23, 074001 (2015).
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/23/7/074001
(accepted version).
Polymer-brush preparation
de Beer, S., Kutnyanszky, E., Müser, M. H., Vancso, G. J. ,
Preparation and Friction Force Microscopy Measurements of Immiscible, Opposing Polymer Brushes,
J. Vis. Exp. (94), e52285 (2014)
http://www.jove.com/video/52285.
doi:10.3791/52285
Polymer-brush tilting in frictional contacts
Sissi de Beer and Martin H. Müser,
Friction in (im-)miscible polymer brush systems and the role of transverse polymer-tilting,
Macromolecules 47, 7666-7673 (2014). (accepted preprint)
DOI information: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma501718b
Atomic structure in interfaces of bulk metallic glasses with crystals
X. Z. Gao, Martin H. Müser, L. T. Kong, and J. F. Li,
Atomic structure and energetics of amorphous-crystalline CuZr interfaces: A molecular
dynamics study,
Model. Simul. Mater. Sc. Eng. 22, 065007 (2014); (accepted version).
Doi: 10.1088/0965-0393/22/6/065007
Reducing friction
Sissi de Beer, Edit Kutnyanszky, Peter M. Schön, G. Julius Vansco, and Martin H. Müser,
Solvent induced immiscibility of polymer brushes eliminates dissipation channels,
Nat. Commun. 5, 3781 (2014),
DOI: doi:10.1038/ncomms4781
(accepted version and supplementary material).
Test of Persson Theory
Wolf B. Dapp, Nikolay Prodanov, and Martin H. Müser,
Systematic analysis of Persson’s contact mechanics theory of randomly rough elastic surfaces,
J. Phys. Condens Matt. 26, 355002 (2014).
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/35/355002
(accepted version).
Single-asperity contact mechanics
Martin H. Müser,
Single-asperity contact mechanics with positive and negative work of adhesion: Influence of finite-range interactions and a continuum description for the squeeze-out of wetting fluids,
Beilstein J. Nanotech. 5, 419-437 (2014).
(accepted version)
Open access: http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/content/5/1/50
Layering of ionic liquids
Judith Hoth, Florian Hausen, Martin H. Müser, and Roland Bennewitz,
Force microscopy of layering and friction in an ionic liquid ,
J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. 26, 284110 (2014).
(accepted version)
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/28/284110
Landau Theory for PCMs
Matthias Thielen, Razvan A. Nistor, Guillermo Beltramo, Margret Giesen, and Martin H. Müser,
Landau theory for stress-induced, order-disorder transitions in phase change materials ,
Phys. Rev. B 89, 054101 (2014). (accepted version)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.054101
Contact area and mean gap
Nikolay Prodanov, Wolf. B. Dapp, and Martin H. Müser,
On the contact area and mean gap of rough, elastic contacts:
Dimensional analysis, numerical corrections and reference data,
Tribol. Lett. 53, 433–448 (2014).
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-013-0282-z,
arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.7547.
Dielectric response functions
Martin H. Müser
Modeling the dielectric response of atomistic and continuous media with the split-charge method,
in Multiscale Modelling Methods for Applications in Materials Science,
IAS Series 19, 115–134 (2013), I. Kondov and G. Sutman (Eds.).
(submitted version)
Dissipation mechanisms for polymer brushes
Sissi de Beer and Martin H. Müser,
Alternative dissipation mechanisms and the effect of the solvent in friction
between polymer brushes on rough surfaces,
Soft Matter 9, 7234 – 7241 (2013); (accepted version) and (supplementary material).
DOI: C3SM50491C, elected to be a hot paper of July 2013 by RSC
Atomistic battery discharge simulations
W. B. Dapp and M. H. Müser,
Redox reactions with empirical potentials: Atomistic battery discharge simulations,
J. Chem. Phys. 139, 064106 (2013); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817772, arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.3424
Simulating contact electrification
W. Dapp and M. H. Müser,
Towards time-dependent, non-equilibrium charge-transfer force fields,
Eur. Phys. J. B 86, 337 (2013); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2013-40047-x
Finite-size effects in contacts between self-affine surfaces
L. Pastewka, N. Prodanov, B. Lorenz, M. H. Müser, M. O. Robbins, and B. N. J. Persson,
Finite-size effect in the interfacial stiffness of rough elastic contacts,
Phys. Rev. E 87, 062809 (2013); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.062809
Contact mechanics of LST surfaces
N. Prodanov, C. Gachot, A. Rosenkranz, F. Mücklich, and M. H. Müser,
Contact mechanics of laser-textured surfaces,
Tribol. Lett. 50, 41-48 (2013); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-012-0064-z
Friction between laser-patterned surfaces
C. Gachot, A. Rosenkranz, L. Reinert, E. Ramos-Moore, N. Souza, M. H. Müser and F. Mücklich,
Dry friction between laser-patterned surfaces: Role of alignment, structural wavelength and surface chemistry,
Tribol. Lett. 49, 193-202 (2013); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-012-0057-y
New wear mechanism due to surface instabilities
Sissi de Beer and Martin H. Müser,
Viewpoint: Surface folds make tears and chips,
Physics 5, 100 (2012).
DOI: 10.1103/Physics.5.100.
Contact percolation and leakage
W. B. Dapp, A. Lücke, B. N. J. Persson, and M. H. Müser,
Self-affine elastic contacts: percolation and leakage
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 244301 (2012); (accepted version).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.244301
Velocity dependence of friction
M. H. Müser,
The velocity dependence of kinetic friction in the Prandtl-Tomlinson model,
Phys. Rev. B 84, 125419 (2011); (accepted version), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.125419
Cuts through self-affine surfaces
S. B. Ramisetti, C. Campana, G. Anciaux, J.-F. Molinari, M. H. Müser, and M. O. Robbins,
Autocorrelation functions for contour cuts through self-affine surfaces,
J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. 23 215004 (2011); (submitted version). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/23/21/215004
Chemical hardness within charge equilibration
The chemical hardness of molecules and the band gap of solids within charge equilibration formalisms,
Eur. Phys. J. B 85, 135 (2012) (accepted version),
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2012-21081-8.
Pseudogap in cuprates
R. A. Nistor, G. J. Martyna, D. M. Newns, C. C. Tsuei, and M. H. Müser,
Ab initio theory of the pseudogap in cuprate superconductors driven by C4 symmetry breaking,
Phys. Rev. B 81, 224301 (accepted version), DOI: 81.224301/PhysRevB.81.224301
Crystallization pressure of phase change materials
D. Shakhvorostov and M. H. Müser,
Effect of dopant size and dopant concentration on the crystallization pressure of phase change materials: The role of local order and non-local interactions,
EPL 93, 36002 (2011); (submitted version).
Transverse interfacial stiffness
C. Campana, B. N. J. Persson, and M. H. Müser,
Transverse and normal interfacial stiffness of solids with randomly rough surfaces,
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23, 085001 (2011) (accepted version).
DOI information: stacks.iop.org/JPhysCM/23/085001.
The friction of wrinkles
H. Mohammadi and M. H. Müser,
The friction of wrinkles
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 224301 (2010), (accepted version), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.224301
Mechanical properties of zinc and calcium phosphates
D. Shakhvorostov, M. A. Nicholls, P. R. Norton, and M. H. Müser,
Mechanical properties of zinc and calcium phosphates: Structural insights and relevance to anti-wear functionality,
Eur. Phys. J. B 76, 347-352 (2010) (submitted version), DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2010-00193-3
A gold marker technique revealing phase-specific wear
D. Shakhvorostov, P. R. Norton, and M. H. Müser,
A gold marker technique revealing phase-specific wear and sub-surface deformation with nanometer resolution,
Adv. Mater. 22, 2814 (2010) (accepted version), DOI: 10.1002/adma.201000609
Rationalizing phase change materials from elementary principles
M. H. Müser,
Rationalizing phase change materials from elementary principles,
Eur. Phys. J. B 74, 291-302 (2010) (accepted version), DOI: (10.1140/epjb/e2010-00072-y)
Why thick can be slick
M. H. Müser and D. Shakhvorostov,
Why thick can be slick, (invited commentary)
Science 328, 52-53 (2010) (original), DOI: 10.1126/science.1188086
First principles-based theory of collective creep
M. H. Müser,
First principles-based theory of collective creep (invited commentary)
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, 1257-1258 (2010), DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914458107
The crucial role of chemical detail for slip boundary conditions
L.-T. Kong, C. Denniston, and M. H. Müser,
The crucial role of chemical detail for slip boundary conditions: Molecular dynamics simulations of linear oligomers between sliding aluminium surfaces ,
Model. Simul. Mater. Sc. Eng.18, 034004 (2010); doi (10.1088/0965-0393/18/3/034004); (accepted version).
Origin of the isotope effect on solid friction
Y. Mo, M. H. Müser, and I. Szlufarska,
Origin of the isotope effect on solid friction,
Phys. Rev. B 80, 155438 (2009). (accepted version).
DOI information: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.155438.
Non-bonded force field for the interaction between metals and organic molecules
L. T. Kong, C. Denniston, M. H. Müser, and Y. Qi,
Non-bonded force field for the interaction between metals and organic molecules: A case study of olefins on aluminum,
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 10195-10203 (2009), accepted version.
DOI information: 10.1039/B906874K.