Hongyu Gao and Martin H. Müser
Structural lubricity of physisorbed gold clusters on graphite and its breakdown: Role of boundary conditions and contact lines
(submitted to Frontiers in Chemistry)
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2205.01177
Tag: Friction
Friction Mechanisms / Nano Tribology
Viscous dissipation of randomly rough surfaces
Sergey Sukhomlinov and Martin H. Müser
On the viscous dissipation caused by randomly rough indenters in smooth sliding motion
Appl. Surf. Sci. Adv. 6, 100182 (2021)
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsadv.2021.100182
Preprint: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.15056
Dissipation in surfactant monolayers
Hongyu Gao, James P. Ewen, Remco Hartkamp, Martin H. Müser, and Daniele Dini
Scale-Dependent Friction-Coverage Relations and Non-Local Dissipation in Surfactant Monolayers
Langmuir 37, 2406-2418 (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03403
Preprint: chemrxiv
Shear thinning in the Prandtl model
Martin H. Müser
Shear thinning in the Prandtl model and its relation to generalized Newtonian fluid
Lubricants 8, 38 (2020)
DOI: 10.3390/lubricants8040038 (open access)
[ original submission ]
Shear heating of confined fluids
James P. Ewen, Hongyu Gao, Martin H. Müser and Daniele Dini,
Shear heating, flow, and friction of confined molecular fluids at high pressure
Phys. Chem. Them. Phys. 21, 5813-5823 (2019).
DOI: 10.1039/C8CP07436D
Limits of structural lubricity
Martin H. Müser,
Are there limits to superlubricity of graphene in hard, rough contacts?
Frontiers in mechanical engineering 5, 28 (2019)
open access and submitted version
DOI: 10.3389/fmech.2019.00028
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.
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
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
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).
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
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
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
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
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.
Atomistic modeling of friction
N. J. Mosey and M. H. Müser,
Atomistic modeling of friction,
Rev. Comp. Chem. 25, 67-124 (2007),
K. B. Lipkowitz, R. Larter, and T. R. Cundari, Eds., Wiley-VCH, New York
Available upon request.
Theoretical Aspects of Superlubricity
M. H. Müser,
Theoretical Aspects of Superlubricity,
in Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale, E. Gnecco and E. Meyer (Eds.), pp. 177-200 (Springer, Berlin, 2007)
Theory and simulation of friction and lubrication
M. H. Müser,
Theory and simulation of friction and lubrication,
Lecture Notes in Physics 704, 65-104 (Springer, Berlin, 2006). (reprint, 3.5M).
Energy dissipation via quantum chemical hysteresis during high-pressure compression: A first-principles molecular dynamics study of phosphates
N. J. Mosey, T. K. Woo, and M. H. Müser,
Energy dissipation via quantum chemical hysteresis during high-pressure compression: A first-principles molecular dynamics study of phosphates,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 054124 (2005) (preprint).
Molecular mechanisms for the functionality of lubricant additives
N. J. Mosey, M. H. Müser, and T. K. Woo,
Molecular mechanisms for the functionality of lubricant additives,
Science 307, 1612-1615 (2005); (full version / abstract only).
In the science media:
A theoretical and computational study of superlubricity and the role of the roughness exponent
M. H. Müser and C. Campana,
A theoretical and computational study of superlubricity and the role of the roughness exponent, in Proceedings WTC2005 World Tribology Congress III (Eds. R.S.Cowan, J.Tichy, S.Gunsel, J.Knight), paper WTC2005-63868; ASME, New York, NY, 2005. (accepted version).
Calculations of the threshold force and threshold power to move adsorbed nanoparticles
D. A. Aruliah, M. H. Müser, and U. D. Schwarz,
Calculations of the threshold force and threshold power to move adsorbed nanoparticles,
Phys. Rev. B 71, 085406 (2005); (submitted version).
selected for VJ Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Vol. 11, Issue 7, 2005.
Structural lubricity: Role of dimension and symmetry
M. H. Müser,
Structural lubricity: Role of dimension and symmetry,
Europhys. Lett. 66, 97-103 (2004); cond-mat/0311182.
Sliding-induced non-equilibrium in confined systems
M. H. Müser,
Sliding-induced non-equilibrium in confined systems,
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 790, T2.2.1-T2.2.11 (2004); (preprint).
Nature of instabilities in boundary lubricants and their effect on kinetic friction
M. H. Müser and M. Aichele,
Nature of instabilities in boundary lubricants and their effect on kinetic friction,
in Dynamics and Friction at Sub-Micron Confining Systems, (ACS Symposium Series 882, Eds. Y. Braiman, J.M. Drake, F. Family, and J. Klafter (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004).
Statistische Mechanik der Reibung und die Amontons’schen Gesetze
M. H. Müser,
Statistische Mechanik der Reibung und die Amontons’schen Gesetze,
Physik Journal 2 (Nr. 9), 43-48 (2003); (preprint).
Kinetic friction and atomistic instabilities in boundary-lubricated systems
M. Aichele and M. H. Müser,
Kinetic friction and atomistic instabilities in boundary-lubricated systems,
Phys. Rev. E 68 016125:1-14 (2003); cond-mat/0306091.
Statistical mechanics of static and low-velocity kinetic friction
M. H. Müser, M. Urbakh, and M. O. Robbins,
Statistical mechanics of static and low-velocity kinetic friction,
Adv. Chem. Phys. 126, 187-272 (2003). Available upon request.
Atomistic simulations of solid friction
M. H. Müser,
Atomistic simulations of solid friction,
(invited chapter for) Lecture Notes in Physics Vol. 605, Bridging the Time Scales: Molecular Simulations for the Next Decade (Springer, Berlin, 2002); (pdf-preprint).
Nature of mechanical instabilities and their effect on kinetic friction
M. H. Müser,
Nature of mechanical instabilities and their effect on kinetic friction,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, art. nr. 224301 (2002); cond-mat/0204395.
Towards an atomistic understanding of solid friction by computer simulations
M. H. Müser,
Towards an atomistic understanding of solid friction by computer simulations,
Comput. Phys. Comm. 146, 54-62 (2002).
Tribological behavior of very thin confined films
M. H. Müser,
Tribological behavior of very thin confined films,
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 651, T4.8.1-T4.8.6 (2001); cond-mat/0012100.
Friction laws for elastic nano-scale contacts
L. Wenning and M. H. Müser,
Friction laws for elastic nano-scale contacts,
Europhys. Lett. 54, 693-699 (2001); cond-mat/0010396.
Theory and simulations of friction between flat surfaces lubricated by submonolayers
M. H. Müser,
Theory and simulations of friction between flat surfaces lubricated by submonolayers,
in Fundamentals of Tribology and Bridging the Gap between Macro- and Micro/Nanoscales, pp. 235-240
Ed. B. Bhushan (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 2001).
Dry friction between flat surfaces
M. H. Müser,
Dry friction between flat surfaces: Wearless multistable elasticity vs. material transfer and plastic deformation,
Tribol. Lett. 10, 15-22 (2001); ( preprint).
Simple microscopic theory of Amontons’ laws for static friction
M. H. Müser, L. Wenning, and M. O. Robbins,
Simple microscopic theory of Amontons’ laws for static friction,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1295 (2001); cond-mat/0004494.
Computer Simulations of friction, lubrication and wear
M. O. Robbins and M. H. Müser,
Computer Simulations of friction, lubrication and wear,
invited review article in Modern Tribology Handbook, pp. 717-765
Ed. B. Bhushan (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001); cond-mat/0001056.
Conditions for static friction between flat, crystalline surfaces
M. H. Müser and M. O. Robbins,
Conditions for static friction between flat, crystalline surfaces,
Phys. Rev. B 61, 2335 (2000).